Savoury Product Development Intern (m/w/d)

Givaudan; Kemptthal; On-site; CHF 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Progressive learning

40 hour week

Meal subsidies

Pension contributions

Staff restaurant discounts

On-site facilities

Job summary

Givaudan seeks a Savoury Product Development Intern to work in the EAME Savoury group, Flavours Division, for 12 months in Kemptthal, Switzerland. You will formulate plant-based meat and cheese mimicking products and apply new flavours and profiles, within a supportive, diverse team.

You will help prepare products, evaluate flavours, manage data, and support tastings while maintaining safety and organization in a lab environment. English proficiency required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in food science or closely related field.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Strong organizational skills and laboratory discipline.

Responsibilities

• Prepare flavoured products for customer projects or research.
• Select flavours according to requirements (customer, regulatory, costs).
• Evaluate flavours in food applications for briefs and portfolios.
• Manage flavour data and recipe documentation.
• Maintain flavour performance data in the portfolio and capture profiles.
• Support tasting sessions and client presentations.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized lab following safety policies.
• Collect information from markets and external sources for data.

Skills

Master’s in Food Science

English proficiency

Organizational skills

Computer literacy

Team-focused

Education

Master’s degree in Food Science

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

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 17,000 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 a Savoury Product Development Intern (m/f/d) for 12 months, you will be to be part of the EAME Savoury group, Flavours Division. You will be working on formulating new savoury products: plant based meat and cheese mimicking products, 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 can be based in Kemptthal (Switzerland).

You Will

• Prepare flavoured food products for customer projects, presentations or research projects
• 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
• Collect information from the markets and external sources and prepare data

You

• Are in the process or have just recently completed a 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
• Proficient knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Good sense of organization
• Good Computer knowledge (Word, Excel)
• Team-focused work style

Your benefits in Kemptthal:

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• 40 hour working week
• Additional paid days off
• Favorable pension fund contributions
• 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
• Subsidized: REKA vouchers and SBB half fare travelcard
• Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital
• Additional family/education allowance

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.