Research & Development Industrial Placement - Product Development 2027
Core
12-month full-time industrial placement for undergraduates to support product innovation, trials, and scientific insights within R&D Foods Product Development Teams.
Role type
Undergraduate Industrial Placement (Product Development)
Builds
New food and beverage products, pilot-scale trials, and factory-scale testing for global consumer brands.
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) / Food Science / Product Development
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Food science or related discipline knowledge, data analysis and interpretation, experimental design, laboratory analysis, project management, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Passion for food innovation, critical thinking, initiative, numerical skills
Technologies
Laboratory equipment, data analysis tools, literature search databases
Responsibilities
Planning and executing kitchen, pilot, and factory scale trials; measuring product attributes and understanding consumer preferences; arranging product testing programmes and sample shipment; submitting samples for laboratory analysis; writing up results and reporting to project teams
Seniority
Undergraduate / Intern