Job title - Trainee Product Industrialization Engineer (80872)

Location - Thirsk, UK

Join Our Team as a Trainee Industrialization Engineer! We are looking for a food engineering student intern for our Thirsk site for a period of 6 months. After that period, the contract can be reviewed.

Your key responsibilities

• Collect necessary data, compile and analyse it.
• Support the industrialization of new products.
• Create new database for manufacturing instructions.
• Supervise hyper-care production on shopfloor.
• Support process improvements for the industrial spray dryer

We offer

• Opportunity of work experience in a multinational company.
• Opportunity to get hands on experience with spray drying and blending technologies.
• Responsibility and accountability in living company values and driving sustainable solutions.
• A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome.
• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.
• A chance to make improvements and make an impact on the business.

You bring

• A curious approach to problem-solving, fuelling innovation by seeking new solutions and perspectives.
• Comfortability with technical aspects of industrial equipment.
• Confidence in communicating with individuals at all levels, from shop floor workers to senior managers
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and VB macros.
• Engineering University degree in food, chemistry or related field.

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Our application process

Interested in this position? Please apply on-line by uploading your resume in English via our career portal.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.