Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.
As an Intern in the Product Development field for 6 months, you will be part of the Regional Innovation – Sweet Goods team, in the Taste and Wellbeing division. You will be working on chocolate and applying new flavours / profiles.
You will be part of a supportive, diverse, and responsible team which is already curious to meet you.
This role is be based in Kemptthal (Switzerland).
You will:
- Do research on cocoa mass in chocolates, source new ingredients, support practical application.
- Collect information from the markets and external sources and prepare data
- Support practical trials of sweet goods
- Prepare flavoured food products for research projects, customer projects and/or internal presentations.
- Select flavours for projects according to specified requirements (i.e., customer, regulatory, legislation, technical costs)
- Participate in evaluations of flavours in food applications for briefs, research projects and portfolio evaluations
- Manage flavour data and recipe documentation for food products
- Maintain the flavour performance data for the flavour portfolio through evaluation in finished product and capture of profiles
- Support tasting sessions and presentations to customers/visitors
- Maintain a safe, clean and organized lab environment following safety policies
You:
- Are in the process or have just recently completed a bachelor or master’s degree in the field of food science
- Have great Interest in Consumer-end Food products and Technology and the passion for Food and Tasting new products
- Have prior experience or a keen curiosity for conducting research related to chocolate products
- Proficient knowledge of English (spoken and written)
- Good sense of organization
- Team-focused work style
- Good Computer knowledge (Word, Excel)
Your benefits in Kemptthal:
- Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
- 40 hour working week
- Additional paid days off
- Subsidized meals in the Staff restaurant / You benefit from a discounted catering offer (incl. lunch)
- Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site)
- Discounts at the company shop
- Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital
At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Givaudan is committed to equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of cultural and social background, gender, age, religion or sexual identity.
We also have a safe working environment, progressive working conditions and are certified as an equal pay employer.