Shelf-Life Lab Intern — Food Chemistry & Modeling

Kraft Heinz Company; Nijmegen; Remote; EUR 8,900 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1-on-1 mentorship

Intern community

Job summary

The Kraft Heinz Company in Nijmegen offers a 5–6 month Labs/Shelf Life internship starting Jan/Feb 2027 on the Rigid Sustainable Platform. You will predict and validate shelf life of sauces using chemical, physical and sensorial analyses.

Key tasks include developing a shelf life protocol for new packaging, performing GC flavour analyses, reporting results, and presenting progress to the team. Fluency in English and EU working rights are required.

Qualifications

• Strong English communication (written and spoken); Dutch not required.
• EU working rights required.
• Enrolled at a Dutch university for 50%+ duration (EU) or entire duration (Non-EU).
• Bachelor/Master student in Food Technology/Quality Management/Process Engineering/Food Chemistry/Food Microbiology/Chemical Engineering.
• Lab analysis experience is crucial.
• Classes on chromatography (GC/HPLC), chemical analysis, water content, water activity and rheometer.

Responsibilities

• Predict shelf life of sauces using chemical, physical and sensorial analyses.
• Develop and validate a shelf life protocol for new packaging.
• Validate emulsions & non-emulsions sauces by shelf life modelling.
• Perform flavours analysis – Gas Chromatography.
• Create periodic reports and presentations for the team.
• Share knowledge within the Innovation centre and other departments.

Skills

Lab analysis

Chromatography

GC/HPLC

Chemical analysis

Rheometer

Data modelling

Education

Bachelor/Master student

Job description

The Kraft Heinz Company in Nijmegen offers a 5–6 month Labs/Shelf Life internship starting Jan/Feb 2027 on the Rigid Sustainable Platform. You will predict and validate shelf life of sauces using chemical, physical and sensorial analyses.

Key tasks include developing a shelf life protocol for new packaging, performing GC flavour analyses, reporting results, and presenting progress to the team. Fluency in English and EU working rights are required.