Kerry Internship Programme 2027 - Research, Development & Application (RDA)

Kerry Internship Programme 2027 - Research, Development & Application (RDA)

• 📍 Key Internship Details
• Where: Runcorn, UK
• Start date: January 2027
• Duration: 9-12 Months
• Working model: Full-time, on-site
• 🌱 Grow Your Future at Kerry
• At Kerry, our purpose - Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life - comes to life through science, innovation and sustainable nutrition. From food and beverage to pharma, our teams use insight, technology and science-backed solutions to help solve real-world challenges for people, society and the planet. Our impact reaches billions, but it starts with curious people, fresh ideas and teams who care about making a difference. If you’re looking for a place to learn, contribute and build real experience with purpose, Kerry could be the place for you.
• 🚀 Our Internship Programme: Your First Step into Kerry
• Our internships give you a real introduction to Kerry - our people, our work and the impact we’re creating through sustainable nutrition. With opportunities across Ireland, the UK and Mainland Europe , you’ll have time to learn, contribute and get a feel for where your career could go next. Demonstrate your potential during your internship and your application for our Graduate Programme will be fast-tracked.
• 📊 What You’ll Work On
• As a Research, Development & Application Intern based in Runcorn , you’ll join one of our RD&A teams and gain practical, hands-on experience in our laboratories. Depending on the team you join, your responsibilities may vary, but you’ll support innovation and application projects that contribute to Kerry’s mission of delivering sustainable nutrition.
• Supporting the development of new products and the improvement of existing ones through bench-scale and pilot-scale trials.
• Applying scientific principles to help enhance product taste, nutrition and functionality.
• Documenting experimental outcomes to support scale-up and product transfer to manufacturing.
• Assisting with ingredient and formulation tracking to keep trials consistent and ready to progress.