Process Development Internship
Process Development Internship
RFC is the largest cheese manufacturer in the Netherlands. With a major part of our cheese being ripened on wooden shelf in traditional warehouse settings. Our Gouda cheese is internationally known for its high quality standards. To maintain our high quality standard we would like to reduce process variation in our warehouses resulting in less quality issues. For this we need a deeper understanding on the influence of temperature, airspeed, humidity and warehouse design on cheese quality attributes.
You will be performing trials on pilot scale and factory scale to observe process conditions, evaluate process variation with advanced statistical methods and evaluate the quality of produced samples with our internal experts.
Of course you will also get the opportunity to learn more about our way of working within FrieslandCampina Supply Chain and broader in the company.
What we ask
To be successful in this position, you are/have:
- An enthusiastic, curious, independent, driven student that easily communicates with others
- Follow a relevant Master study, preferable Mechanical Engineering, (Applied) Physics, Food Technology, etc..
- Able to speak English and preferably Dutch
- Available for a period of 6 months starting preferably around May 2025
- Driver’s license B is a pre.
What we offer
For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it’s not just about what we do, but who we are.
We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our 20,000 employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.
Vacancy description
Your activities will be related to
- literature study,
- develop, execute and analyze several test set-ups,
- experimental work on pilot scale
- intensive data gathering in production ware houses
- statistical analysis and reporting.
You will be part of the technology support team and will be supervised by one of our technologists
Team Details
See all colleagues on LinkedInFor thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.
We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.
Nature ripening of Gouda cheese has been a technology in the portfolio of FrieslandCampina for decades. These technologies are currently applied at 6 Cheese MAKE locations and 4 Cheese RIPE companies. These production facilities are supported by the Global Supply Chain Technology team. This team consist of ~ 60 colleagues based at varying working locations. The internship is in the GSC Technology team and you will be based at the Innovation Center in Wageningen. It is expected to have some days at other locations in the Netherlands for trials/visits etc. Therefore a high level of independency is expected.
We offer an interesting and challenging internship position, providing you the opportunity to develop yourself in your work field. You can count on sufficient professional supervision and a reasonable internship allowance.
If you have any questions regarding this internship position, please contact Bart.deGroof@FrieslandCampina.com.
We only process applications received via the website.