Introduction

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description:

The intern will join the Global Future Capability team within the wet Global Innovation Center.

Texture is an important property of successful wet pet foods to serve the needs of the pet as well as their pet parents.

About Mars: Mars is a family-owned business with more than $50 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA and Pet Partners.Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 150,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Your tasks:

• Develop novel textured wet pet food by reviewing literature
• Planning, pursuing and evaluating innovation kitchen trials
• Recommend which concepts should be scaled-up to continuous pilot plant production
• Plan, pursue and evaluate pilot plant trials and present the results R&D internally
• Get to learn about wet pet food, state of the art processes and how to turn an idea into a tangible product
• Experience team work and celebrate successes in an international environment.

Your profile

Your Profil:

• Master students that want to pursue their thesis within Mars R&D
• Study subjects should be food science, food processing, mechanical engineering, process engineering, pharmaceutical engineering, chemical engineering, technical biology, biotechnology, technical microbiology, nutrition or related subjects
• Curiosity, international communication skills and eagerness to learn are essential competencies we are looking for
• International experience is very welcome

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Start: March 2026

Duration: 6 months or more

Location: Verden (Aller), near Bremen

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Commitment to Equal Employer Opportunities: Mars is an equal opportunity employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Note to Search Firms/Agencies:

Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific. Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.