Packaging Master Trainee

Position Snapshot

Location: R&D Konolfingen, Switzerland

Company: Nestlé Product & Technology Center (NPTC) Nutrition

Act. Rate: 100%

Type of contract: Internship, 12 months

Start date: 1.02.2025 or 1.05.2025

What We Offer At Nestlé

• Exciting opportunities to develop your career your way; across different brands, businesses, functions, and regions.
• Flexible working arrangements - facilitating creativity and collaboration.
• A culture of respect, with diversity, equity and inclusion at its core.
• A dynamic international environment empowering you to learn, develop and grow.

Don’t hesitate to connect with us during the recruitment process to learn more.

Position Summary

At Nestlé Nutrition, our mission is to nurture a Healthier Generation. We aim to achieve this by leading the way in Research and Development of science proven nutrition solutions and by partnering with parents and healthcare professionals around the world. From pre-conception to adulthood, we are widening our reach and opening up new opportunities across the lifelong nutrition journey.

As a Packaging Master Trainee, you will be responsible for various tasks related to equipment inventory management, calibration, documentation, and operating procedures. Additionally, you will be involved in packaging development technical projects, writing instructions and guidelines, performing laboratory analyses, and preparing comprehensive reports.

A Day in the Life of a Packaging Master Trainee

• You will support our packaging laboratory by conducting selected analyses and provide accurate and reliable results; compile and write comprehensive reports based on laboratory findings.
• You will work on online training modules with the assistance of relevant experts and learning and leveraging new technology, like ChatGPT.
• You will assist packaging development technical projects.
• You will assist in the comprehensive assessment of specifications and documentation of various packaging materials. You will ensure that the packaging material is compliant to the Nestlé golden rules of sustainable packaging.
• You will manage the packaging laboratory equipment portfolio, ensuring proper functioning, maintenance, calibration, documentation, and maintain an organized inventory of laboratory supplies and materials.
• You will develop and update operating procedures for efficient laboratory operations, prepare clear and concise instructions and guidelines for equipment and laboratory methods.

What Will Make You Successful

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficiency in data analysis and report writing.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Proactive and result focus combined with an innovative mindset.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• Fluent in English (oral and written), at ease at networking in an international environment.

We are offering you challenging tasks in an international team, if you have a strong interest in food processing, and if you are able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Your service orientation is a key criteria for your success. If you are passionate about people, cultures and communication, like complex environments and want to make a difference to our company’s performance, please apply in English.

Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. It is present in 187 countries around the world, and its 290,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives. Its more than 2,000 brands range from global icons like Nescafé or Nespresso to local favourites like Beba. Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago. Learn more about our Group and reasons to join us on www.nestle.com.

Nestlé is committed to the accessibility of its recruitment process. If you require an adaptation during the recruitment process, please do let us know so we can support you effectively. All information will be treated confidentially.

At Nestlé Research and Development in Konolfingen near Bern / Switzerland, we develop for Nestlé worldwide, new products, processes and packaging concepts for a broad range of products of our Nutrition, Dairy, Health Science and Coffee businesses. In addition, we also provide technical assistance to our factories.

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