Givaudan Careers Internship Technology Fragrances (m/w/d)

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

The internship is for a minimum of 4 months.

As an intern you will apply technical skills in Fragrance Technology under close supervision within a clearly definded scope, to carry out basic lab work and simple technical tasks that support innovation and technology implementation, according to project requirements and functional strategy.  

You will:

• EHS / Compliance: Maintain a safe, clean and orderly laboratory environment in accordance with EHS guidelines. Adheres to high ethical values and beliefs


• Technical / Analytical / Sensory support: under the manager's supervision, excecute bench work and lab experiments in a safe manner


• Project Management & External Collaboration: in-time execution of the planned lab or projects activities under supervision; maintain relevant documentation. Collect experiment results and present them to his/her manager in a neat, clear manner


• Internal technology deployment: support prepartion of samples and basic materials for deployment activities under supervision


• Innovation & IP: identify and report any novel observations of potential improvements encountered during daily tasks


• Scientific Expertise: Apply technical skills to achieve high quality, reproducible results in own operational area


• Olfactory Expertise: Develop basic smelling abilities through supervised participation in technical olfactory assessments


• Culture, Communication & Collaboration: Learn and apply daily the Givaudan DNA

You:

• Study field: sciences such as chemistry or similar


• Basic knowledge of fragrance and/or FMCG science and technology


• Scientific / analytical skills / knowledge in area of speciality


• Knowledge and ability to use laboratory bench equipment with minimal training


• Understanding of laboratory practices


• Good knowledge of EHS guidelines as they pertain to lab maintenance and operation


• Good verbal and written communication


• Fluent in English


• Good team working and collaboration attitude


• Ability to develop innovative solutions; ability to problem-solve


• Ability to learn quicky

Our benefits:

• family-like working environment


• 37.5 weekly working hours


• 30 days annual vacation 


• subsidized lunch


• we offer fresh bio-fruit, water / coffee / tea free of charge

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.