Research & Development Product Internship/Placement Year 2025 - 2026

Job Description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.

As an organization we are committed to developing the next generation of Makers and Bakers. Joining us at an early career stage in our fast paced and ever changing environment will enable you to do more, learn more and grow more. You will be encouraged to step outside your comfort zone– you may even surprise yourself! We will ensure you are given the support you need to be at your best and enable you to be yourself and bring passion and personality. Here you can lean in and speak up and bring your own flavor.

Big enough to reach the top. Small enough to help you get off the ground.

Are you studying towards a Science Degree (e.g., food science, nutrition, engineering, or related discipline) Do you want a taste of the career you could have with Mondelez? Sink your teeth into one of our sweet internships.

Our internships are 12 months long (although some roles have the flexibility to be shorter) and during your placement, we’ll make you an integral part of our team and give you a real job – with real responsibilities – from day one. We hope to help you expand your horizons and encourage your personal and professional development.

We want to make sure you get the most from your time with us. That’s why once you join, we’ll work out ambitious but achievable goals for you. Then through the support of a mentor and regular reviews with your manager, we’ll help you achieve them.

Life in Research & Development (R&D):

As an intern at Mondelēz International you will be responsible and accountable for your project(s). During the placement you will be expected to plan and execute trials of various scale (e.g., benchtop, pilot plant, and factory) as appropriate for your project as well as to coordinate informal sensory assessments. Key deliverables will be to create or update specifications, produce technical reports/presentations, and periodically communicate your key findings to project stakeholders. You will also have the opportunity to interact with the wider R&D Community, other business functions and external suppliers. In addition to this you may also be expected to support other ongoing project activities in and outside of your immediate team. For some roles, occasional international travel may be required.

This job description is relating to roles in our Bournville Chocolate Research and Development location. This is our chocolate centre of excellence. Teams work primarily on chocolate projects from around the world but we also work on other snacking formats.

Product Development & Productivity:

These teams bring together scientific knowledge and creative minds to develop new and existing chocolate products for our most loved brands. These teams work with other cross functional teams in the business e.g., Marketing, Consumer Science & Insights, Procurement & Manufacturing to develop products that are loved by the consumer. Product developers will take a product all the way through from the concept and design phase through to production and manufacturing, and finally launching onto the supermarket shelf ready for the consumer.

Another approach towards product development is on optimisation of our recipes. We work to understand the functionality of ingredients and interactions in our products to identify opportunities for optimisation & sustainability.

Disciplines: Food Science/technology, Nutrition, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Essential Candidate requirements

Studying towards a Food Science, Engineering or other scientific discipline (e.g., Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Food & Nutrition, Physical Sciences, Materials Science, Physics)

• 2:1 degree - predicted end-result (or equivalent)

• Self-drive and motivation

• Passion/inquisitiveness about food, food trends, nutrition, wellbeing and food production

• Basic understanding of raw materials going into different snacks

• Creative, out-of-box thinking. Willingness to work on data, creative and open mindset

• Can work with a level of autonomy, as well as works well in a team

• Demonstrates strong analytical, communication and presentation abilities

• Pro-active, highly motivated, ready to take on new responsibilities and build strong relationships

• Organisation and planning skills

• If there are opportunities, able to travel overseas, for plant trials/commissioning work and occasionally work on shift, as projects needs dictate

• Good working knowledge of MS Office

​Starting salary: £23,000

Closing date for applications is midday Monday 4th November 2024.

We will be holding our final stage assessment center for this role in-person at our Bournville offices on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th December 2024. Reasonable travel expenses will be covered.

For more details on our Early Careers schemes and advice on our application process, visit our careers site today - Early Careers - UK | Mondelēz International, Inc. (mondelezinternational.com)

Mondelēz is a diverse and inclusive employer with an objective to ensure a fair and equal hiring process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to apply or throughout our assessment process please contact earlycareersenquiries@mdlz.com stating “NE Early Careers” as the subject.

Our candidate requirements are based on criteria to enable you to succeed in the role. If you have narrowly missed the above requirements and there are extenuating circumstances that you would like us to consider, you can let us know by contacting earlycareersenquiries@mdlz.com stating “NE Early Careers” as the subject and attaching a letter from your school/university to confirm your extenuating circumstances.

The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland .

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Our delicious products are created in 52 plants across Europe by more than 28,000 passionate people. We are the top maker of chocolate and biscuits and a leading maker of gum and candy. We make sure our powerful global brands and local jewels like Cadbury, Milka and Alpen Gold chocolates, Oreo, belVita, LU and Tuc biscuits get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Intern (Fixed Term)

Interns

Early Careers