Intern Process Optimization & Technology

Internship Opportunity in Process Optimization & Technology at FrieslandCampina Veghel

Technology Department at FrieslandCampina's Veghel site is preparing for the future by continuously improving its processes. One of our key focus areas is process optimization and increasing production capacity. As demand for FrieslandCampina ingredients grows, our production must meet new performance standards.

Do you want to contribute to the improvement of our processes that contribute to safety, quality, sustainability improvement and cost decrease, at one of the largest plants of FrieslandCampina? Are you interested in technology? Do you get energy from working with people? Site Veghel is looking for a driven and proactive Intern.

What we ask

• You are doing a relevant bachelor / master, 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.

About the Internship

At the Veghel site, we produce Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC), a high-protein ingredient derived from caseinate whey—a by-product of caseinate production. The production process involves multiple filtration steps, starting with Reverse Osmosis (RO) to concentrate the whey, followed by Ultrafiltration (UF) to increase protein content while removing lactose and minerals.

To optimize the WPC production line, we aim to increase the dry matter content achieved during RO. This internship will focus on investigating how higher dry matter levels affect the UF process. You will analyze the impact on UF performance and explore how process parameters can be adjusted to maintain product specifications.

Our Team

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 of 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 business 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.

Contact

BerredinaCornelia.Oosterom@frieslandcampina.com