Quality Assurance Hygienist intern

Your Challenge at MCO Health BV (Nestlé Health Science)

Quality Assurance Hygienist intern, this is your challenge

MCO Health BV (part of the Nestlé Group) is a leading player in the field of nutritional supplements and is active in the Netherlands with advisory brands such as Orthica and AOV. MCO is part of Swiss Nestlé Health Science. MCO’s mission is to safeguard optimal human health. Our commitment to good health means more than just offering some of the most effective nutritional products. We want to help people become as healthy as possible. We do this together with our team of 120 employees, based in Almere, all of whom share an affinity for good nutrition and/or a healthy lifestyle.

As of January 2026, we have room for a Quality Assurance Hygienist intern. Would you like to gain experience at the largest food company in the world? Then we are looking for you!

As a Quality Assurance Hygienist intern, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Support the Quality team with daily operations, including routine Environment Microbiological Swabbing, Allergen swabbing, control rounds in production environments, and digitization of hygiene results.
• Monitor results with the main Factory Hygiene Specialist and create trends using Excel.
• Initiate hygiene improvements in the factory with the HACCP team.
• Assist in SOP documentation and participate in training sessions.
• Report to the Quality Assurance Manager and be part of the Quality Assurance department of Nestlé Health Science, Netherlands.
• Learn and work with the QA team in a manufacturing environment.
• Take part in Annual Food Safety Day activities and celebrations.

The vacancy offers more than just a challenge:

• A full-time internship (32-40 hours per week)
• 10 vacation days (any working days will be added to this)
• An internship allowance of €800 per month based on 40 hours
• Full travel allowance
• A work laptop
• Pleasant working environment, team spirit, company pride, and driven colleagues

This is what you bring to the QA Hygienist intern vacancy:

• An HBO or WO education in the field of food technology, quality, or food safety
• You are accurate, proactive, communicative, and decisive
• You can work well together and have a flexible attitude
• You take initiative and can think "out of the box" to find the right solution
• Proficiency in the Dutch and English languages