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Danone enriches the daily lives of all with 26 brands of delicious products that allow people to indulge while caring for themselves and their loved ones.

With more than 100,000 Danoners operating across 26 countries, Danone continuously creates and develops iconic products that you will find in your kitchen, supermarkets, restaurants, cafes or for healthcare establishments and pharmacies. As a B Corp certified company, Danone does not seek to be the best company in the world, but a better company for the world. We strive to offer the best to our consumers and employees.

YOUR MISSIONS AT DANONE:

This internship will take place in the Dairy Europe Packaging Research & Innovation team in Gif-sur-Yvette (91), at our Danone Research and Innovation site, starting mid-September 2025.

The Daniel Carasso Paris Saclay Global Research and Innovation Center is Danone's largest global research center. It is a place of collaboration, innovation, and invention. Paris Saclay was built to invent the future of food. It is a place where world-renowned researchers will help develop the dairy, plant-based, and mineral water products of tomorrow. 

Supervised and trained by a Packaging Research & Innovation Engineer, you will work on the following missions:

• Packaging development and/or productivity project management
  • Working closely with packaging suppliers, factories, operations, quality, engineering, marketing, etc.
  • Co-development of the project schedule and risk analysis within the project team
  • Conducting tests on the industrial line and analyzing transport tests
  • Compliance with a specific allocated budget

• Cross-functional assignments to assist the Packaging Research & Innovation team with:
  • Laboratory studies with data processing and formulation of conclusions/recommendations
  • Development of technical specifications
  • Management of technical plans for the graphic chain

Possibly, travel to factories and logistics bases may be expected, primarily in France.

• THE BENEFITS OF THIS APPRENTICESHIP/INTERNSHIP:
• Development of project management, teamwork, and communication skills in the FMCG sector.
• This internship offers an introduction to dairy packaging technologies such as FFS, preformed pots, and bottles.
• Up to 2 days/week of remote work
• Your Navigo pass will be fully reimbursed or mileage allowance scale
• Internship: You will receive a stipend ranging from €1,300 (Master's degree and gap year) to €1,500 (Master's degree) gross/month.
• Site Benefits: International Experience

Ready to become a real Danoner? We are looking for someone:

•  You are available from mid-September 2025 for a period of 6 months.
•  Student with a minimum of 4/5 years of higher education, with an engineering degree, university degree in packaging, or a packaging specialty.
• Ability to work independently and be proactive.
• Ability to structure and be rigorous.
• Good writing skills and oral communication skills.
• Good knowledge of the Office suite, especially Excel.
• Good level of English (essential for communicating with the rest of the team!)
•  You have experience in a food company. and have some knowledge of SAP is a plus. 

More than 92% of our interns and apprentices recommend doing their internship, apprenticeship, or VIE at Danone (source: Happy Trainees). Could you be our next intern or apprentice?

JOINING DANONE MEANS…

• Meeting Danoners with unique personalities, diverse profiles, and various career paths.
• Growing in different environments: production sites, logistics bases, research and innovation centers, or headquarters.
• Building a tailor-made career path, adapted to your personality, skills, and desires.
• Learning through enriching, responsible, and educational missions.

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