Product Development Co-op – Chocolate

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondel?z International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.

As an organization we are committed to developing the next generation of Makers and Bakers. Joining us at an early career stage in our fast paced and ever changing environment will enable you to do more, learn more and grow more. You will be encouraged to step outside your comfort zone– you may even surprise yourself! We will ensure you are given the support you need to be at your best and enable you to be yourself and bring passion and personality. Here you can lean in and speak up and bring your own flavor.

More About This Role

We are the second-largest snacking company in Canada and in the top 10 food companies in North America. We make and distribute delicious household favorites including Cadbury, Oreo, Mr. Christie and Maynards.

What you need to know about this position:

During this assignment as the Product Development Intern, you’ll be involved in taking a product design and making it “real” in a factory environment. You will also be exposed to the other various phases of product design such as flavour screenings, laboratory prototype development, scale-up validation, and packaging development. The Product Developer function works with their Process Development, Regulatory, Production and Quality colleagues to develop and document the product required to manufacture new products or to improve efficiency of current products.

Product Development Intern will have the opportunity to shadow R&D team members and also to lead a technical project which will provide the occasion to interact with various functional areas within the corporation, such as Marketing, Manufacturing and Quality, allowing for the chance to explore future career possibilities. For a future position within Mondelez, professionals who have participated in this program will be given first consideration if there is the right skills/job fit.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Making lab-made prototypes for internal or external testing
• Managing the stability program
• Conducting sensory testing roundtables
• Collecting plant data during trials and analyze results
• Keeping the lab inventories up to date, and the lab in hygienic condition
• Developing lab SOPs and training videos
• Performing lab analytical tests
• Supporting Sr. Developers with complex projects

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Education / Certifications:

• Studying towards a Food Science or related major with 8 or 12 months availability

Job specific requirements:

• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Strong technical and critical thinking skills
• High attention to accuracy and detail
• Ability to multi-task with strong prioritization and time management skills
• Highly motivated, determined and ambitious
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment
• Flexible and Adaptable
• Hands-on
• Creative and innovative

Other Information

• Duration: 12-months
• Start – End date: May 2025 to May 2026 (contract term to be finalized)
• Travel requirements: Less than 10% – local External manufacturing as needed
• Location: Onsite. Gladstone Plant, Toronto, Canada

Work schedule:Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm. Flexibility sometimes required outside of normal business hours for planned trials.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term “accommodation” in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

Job Type

Intern (Fixed Term)

Interns

Early Careers