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If you’re thinking about a career in Research & Development (R&D), how about starting it with the world’s biggest food and beverage manufacturer? Applications are open right now for a Placement with Cereal Partners—the joint breakfast cereal venture of Nestlé and General Mills. It’ll give you a taste of what it’s like to work for a world-leading company and teach you skills that will be invaluable to you as a future R&D professional.

At Cereal Partners, you’ll discover what you’re truly capable of when you’re allowed to be yourself at work. That’s how it works here—because it’s individuals working together and exchanging ideas that makes us the creative company we are. So, whatever your background, you’ll always be encouraged to bring your whole self to work.

Join us for a year at our factory in Staverton, near Trowbridge in Wiltshire, where our mentorship will inspire your future career goals and give you the skills you need to achieve them.

What the Research & Development Placement Entails

You’ll build on the foundations you’ve laid at university so far and put your learning into practice by taking on real projects concerned with developing and improving breakfast cereal products. The guidance of our experts will help you get the most out of the learning experience and you’ll have a real impact on product development.

Taking on different roles and collaborating with teams across our organisation, our placement will give you a comprehensive understanding of what we do in R&D and help you discover the kind of role you’d like to do as a career.

While you’re here with us, we’ll look to you for new ideas that could improve our products. Plucked fresh from university, you’ll no doubt be feeling inspired—we’ll help you develop your ideas so that, by the end of the programme, you’ll have real confidence in your own thinking.

Who is eligible for the Research & Development Placement?

You’ll need to be in the next-to-last year (or year 3, in Scotland) of a Food Science or related degree. We’re looking for people who are committed to the career path they’ve chosen and are looking to put everything they’ve got into learning as much as possible with us.

What will I get out of a Nestlé Placement?

Having had a taste of what lies ahead, you’ll return to your final year of studies with renewed drive and a network of contacts that will be hugely advantageous when you’re ready to start your career. Plus you’ll already have worked for a year in product development with the company behind iconic brands like Cheerios, Shreddies and Shredded Wheat. You’ll be a professional of some standing before you’ve even graduated.

Our ‘Force for Good’ initiative means you’ll also take away the peace of mind that comes with contributing to important causes. It’s about Creating Shared Value (CSV), which means aligning our commercial goals with social responsibilities like healthier eating and helping the environment and the society around us. By improving the nutritional content of our cereals, your work in R&D will contribute directly to that and deliver real benefit in the wider world. It’s another reason to feel great about choosing a Nestlé placement as the introduction to your future career.

We understand starting a new role can be expensive—that’s why we offer relocation support. If joining Nestlé means moving away from home, please get in touch to find out about the help we can provide.