Intern

Join Corbion as an Intern

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

About the job

Are you passionate about sustainability and would you like to gain experience with a front-runner in the field of sustainability? For the Innovation Center Process Technology group, we are looking for an intern eager to learn, develop, and hone their hands-on skills. You will support Technicians and Scientists in developing new innovative processes or improving existing processes for the food or biochemical industry.

The Process Technology group is one of the core technologies of Corbion’s Innovation Center, located in Gorinchem. This is the largest R&D site of Corbion worldwide, with labs, office space, and pilot plants. On this site, the largest lactic acid derivative production facility is also found, serving our core business units.

The role

The intern will support in developing process technology solutions for Corbion’s Food & Ingredients Business. You will contribute to the practical execution of different project development experiments, which may include theoretical research, setup assembly, experimental execution, data evaluation, and reporting, while adhering to Corbion's EH&S and quality standards.

As an Intern (Process Development), you have a solid theoretical background in process development related to chemicals and/or food processing (liquid and solid). You are able to work independently on support activities while contributing to the team efforts on innovation and process optimization projects, supported by a senior colleague as supervisor. You have a can-do attitude, a desire to grow, and are able to work on multiple activities simultaneously. You like an informal workplace and are pragmatic in your approaches to problem-solving. You can communicate, read, and write in English, and you enjoy practical work in a laboratory and/or pilot setting.

The intern will be guided by the members of the IC Process Technology group with a dedicated supervisor. The internship will last 5 months and consist of benchwork and/or pilot work, analysis of samples, and analysis of data at Corbion. The internship will culminate in a written report and oral presentation to Corbion.

Responsibilities:

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Assist in the design, development, and execution of bench and pilot scale experiments
• Prepare experimental design, planning, and execution of research in consultation with the Technician B or Senior Technician
• Analyze, interpret, and process results of experiments and derive conclusions
• Establish and maintain strong standards of safety and housekeeping in the assigned area

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic Bio-/Chemical R&D Intern (Process Development – Downstream Processing) with a passion for innovation and sustainability and eagerness to grow and develop in the process development area.

A successful candidate meets the following criteria:

• Eager to gain experience in laboratory and pilot scale test setups and experimentation, ideally in downstream process (DSP) units related to solids (e.g., spray drying, granulation) and/or liquids (e.g., crystallization, extraction, adsorption, evaporation, solid-liquid separation)
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Team player
• Problem-solving skills
• Good communicator
• Pragmatic, hands-on, and can-do mentality

About Corbion

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation, and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2023, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,443.8 million and had a workforce of 2,727 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

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