Intern Heat-induced aggregation of caseins

Intern Heat-induced Aggregation of Caseins

During the manufacture of caseinates, the material can be subjected to high temperature (>80C) for prolonged times (10 min). If this occurs at high casein concentration, this can result in the heat-induced aggregation of some of the caseins, which is undesirable. To enable accurate control over these phenomena, quantitative relationships into the effect of key contributing factors, e.g., time, temperature, casein concentration, calcium, and pH are necessary. The aim of this internship is to establish such relationships and enable minimization of heat-induced casein aggregation.

What we ask

• You have a relevant master’s degree, such as chemical engineering, food technology, or process technology.
• You are a hands-on problem solver and able to quickly acquire the necessary skills.
• You are organized and communicative.
• You enjoy meeting new people and getting things done through them.
• Available for at least 5 months.

What we offer

• We offer an interesting and challenging internship in which we offer you the opportunity to develop in your field of interest.
• You can count on professional guidance.
• Especially for this internship, the guidance will be done by technologists in Veghel and research professionals from our R&D centre in Wageningen.
• We offer a fair internship compensation.

Team Details

Technology team Veghel is a team of 25 technologists who have a working experience between 0 and 30 years. We like our job and to discuss the challenges it faces during lunch but we also like to go out for a lunch walk and discuss subjects not related to work. We have a big open office in which it is easy to ask for help when needed. The culture is very open and it is easy to walk to the operations manager or logistic manager when needed without an appointment.

Our office is in the middle of plant Veghel between all the production plants. This makes it easy to walk to production for a simple question or check. The operators like to think with you for a solution to your problem.

Of course, you are part of FrieslandCampina. All 20,000 employees at FrieslandCampina share a single passion: getting more out of milk and aim to help people move forward in life. With our brands, we reach millions of people in more than 100 countries. FrieslandCampina consists of a number of business groups and operating companies with offices all around the world.

Within the Business Group FrieslandCampina Ingredients, we are passionate about adding goodness to the foods, beverages, and businesses that nourish the world. When some see only powder in bags, we see more options, more ideas, more ways to impact lives for good. Every day, we enrich the lives of millions of people through the nutritional passion and expertise we bring to the workplace.

At our plant in Veghel, we manufacture high-quality whey- and milk-based ingredients, to supply manufacturers of foods, infant foods, and pharmaceuticals worldwide.