Nestle R&D Culinary Internship

Nestle's Research & Development Center is our regional powerhouse driving innovation in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical science. Backed by our global Nestle R&D organization, we lead breakthrough discoveries that are both good for consumers and the planet. Our team of experts range from product developers to engineers, working across our portfolio of food, beverage, infant nutrition, and health science to create leading-edge products and services. As part of our organization, you will use your entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to excellence to unlock the power of food and provide premium value.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Do you have a strong growth mindset, culinary foundation, and a passion for culinary science?

This role is designed for Culinary Science students pursuing a Bachelor's or Masters.

It provides valuable practical experience working on active Nestle R&D projects in commercial food production. Candidates will assist with culinary rapid prototyping, event management, product development, signature flavor evaluation, sensory science and operations scale-up. Candidates will also develop and present a capstone project to the center leadership team.

The role proactively supports the culinary inspiration and development of Nestle Development Center (NDC) projects, working with Sensory Product Experience teams, Product Developers, Scientists, Engineers, and Operations in scaling up products for Bench-Top, Pilot Plant and factory by applying cooking and cuisine expertise.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support rapid prototyping for innovation workshops and employee-led concepts.
• Support Product Developers and technologists with prototype fabrication on the bench, according to Nestle and external guidelines.
• Support development of gold standard and reference target for NDC projects, in collaboration with the Sensory Product Experience team.
• Support events management with VIP visitors, site activities and vendors.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience and Knowledge):

• Minimum 2 years practical foodservice experience, and 2 years completed at an accredited institution of culinary higher learning pursuing bachelor's in culinary science.
• Fundamental understanding of professional culinary technique (safety, logistics/planning, recipe and process documentation, preparation, consistency, and presentation).
• Fundamental understanding of food science principles, mathematics, heat transfer, raw material transformation, safe lab practices and nutrition.
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and presentation). Must demonstrate clear and concise explanations of product culinary characteristics (what, why, how).
• Excellent organizational and planning skills. With supervision, can prioritize and manage time and resource commitments across multiple projects.
• Strong interest & motivation (passion) applying culinary knowledge to product development that drives business results (Discovery projects, pipeline, and launches).
• Strong self-directed curiosity, creativity, prototyping and "idea pitch" skill.
• Strong collaboration, networking & information gathering skills.
• Understanding of American taste preferences and Global flavor/cuisine trends

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestle. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestle seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestle home.

The Nestle Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

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