Friday, March 1, 2019

[Bachelor and Master Degree Student] 2019 Research and Development Internship at Unilever in Netherlands

The Internship at Unilever is full- time and it provides compensation of € 500,00 gross per month. Unilever is looking for a Bachelor or Master student who is willing to take up a great and challenging Internship at Unilever. Successful applicants will get to be a part of a passionate team of Unilever employees and fellow interns. They will also get the opportunity to work in Vlaardingen.

R&D is the hotbed of ideas for brands, products, packaging, manufacturing, and technology. When joining Unilever’s R&D headquarters, interns will get the opportunity to have an impact on a leading-edge company, to have an impact on their outstanding brands and to get real responsibilities that will provide interns a good insight into the organization and support their personal development.

An R&D intern will be responsible for activities such as improving a product, designing a new product, analyzing existing packaging material or studying the influence of ingredients on stability and taste.

There are three departments within Research & Development where applicants could become an intern:

Nutrition & Health
Taste & Flavour
Packaging

Creating a better future every day. That is Unilever’s vision. Unilever helps people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others. With their iconic brand portfolio of more than 400 brands, such as Dove, Lipton, Knorr or Hellmann’s, Unilever is one of the world’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies.

Benefits:

Compensation of € 500,00 gross per month on a full-time basis
The opportunity to work at Unilever’s in Vlaardingen
To be a part of a passionate team of Unilever employees and fellow interns
The chance to get real responsibilities that will provide interns with insight into the organization
The opportunity to have an impact on a leading-edge company
The chance to use intern’s key competencies in a team such as commitment, analytical ability enterprising behavior and practical creativity

Requirement:

Applicants must be an HBO or WO student (3rd or 4th year) in a relevant study
Full-time availability for a 6-month internship from March 2019
Fluency in English is required and basic knowledge of the Dutch language will be an advantage
Applicants must have the ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
Applicants must be able to work independently
Applicants must be flexibility in work style and being able to manage multiple tasks in parallel
Applicants must have working knowledge on Microsoft Office
Applicants will be required to work independently and report back continuously on progress made. In addition, they must be systematic in their work and must enjoy being part of a dynamic and innovative team.