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About this role
Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.
The role is based in Tlalnepantla, Mexico (on-site). Be part of a technical, collaborative, and results-driven team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
Support laboratory management and raw material inventory control
Participate in laboratory applications for dairy, bakery, and confectionery
Assist in pilot plant trials
Support product evaluations and development activities
Follow up on shelf-life studies
Register and track data in internal systems and files
Support general laboratory operational activities
What Makes You the Right Fit
Active student in Food Chemistry, Food Engineering, Biochemistry or related field
Knowledge in food areas: dairy, bakery or confectionery
Academic experience in laboratory work and reporting
Basic knowledge of laboratory equipment and food processes
Excel skills (formulas, filters, charts, pivot tables)
Basic to intermediate English (reading and data entry)
Availability for 6 hours per day (7:00 am–1:00 pm or 10:00 am–4:00 pm)
How Would You Stand Out?
Interest in food product development
Proactive mindset and quick learner
Strong organization and attention to detail
Why Choose Us?
Internship program up to 12 months
Hands-on experience in food applications lab
Exposure to pilot plant and product development
Real industry projects
Continuous learning and development
Collaborative global environment
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
Company at a glance
At IFF, we make joy through science, creativity and heart. As the global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health and biosciences, we deliver groundbreaking, sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products—advancing wellness, delighting the senses and enhancing the human experience.
With ~22,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers and 33,000 customers worldwide, we turn possibilities into reality by redefining the limits of science and nature to create a more positive, sustainable future for all.
Visit us at www.iff.com to learn how our real-deal experts approach work with an entrepreneurial mindset, working lockstep to defy expectations and create industry-defining solutions that do more good for people and planet
Top Benefits
- Hands-on experience
- Continuous learning and development
- Collaborative global environment
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