Title:  Product Development Trainee (m/w/d)

Job ID: 93763 / Location: Trier / Start: As soon as possible / Contract type: permanent

To strengthen our Tobacco Product Development Center in Trier, we are looking for a Product Development Trainee (m/f/d).

Your job mission:

In the framework of a 3-year trainee program you will receive deep expertise in all technical elements of tobacco product development. Furthermore, you will gain insight into tobacco business’ needs, strategies and essential key drivers. From the start on you will have responsible tasks in the daily business and in special support work. Additionally, you will participate in comprehensive personnel development and functional training measures.

Who are we?

JTI is a leading international tobacco company with locations in more than 130 countries and world-famous brands such as Winston, Camel and American Spirit. With our brands Nordic Spirit, Logic and Ploom, we also focus on growth through innovations in the field of reduced risk products. In Germany, we are the largest employer in our industry with over 2,000 employees.

As a multiple award-winning top employer, we offer an open and inclusive working environment with exciting tasks in a challenging environment. Flexible working concepts, diverse development opportunities and international career paths are part of our everyday life. Visit us at www.jti.com to find out more about JTI and what it's like to work for us.

Your tasks:

• Attend special training courses to gain a good understanding of tobaccos/markets, casing & flavor, cigarette components/design and sensory ability to evaluate tobaccos/tobacco products
• On-the-job training within all relevant departments to understand tobacco business and the technical elements of product development
• Assist in Product Development Projects to develop new products, modify and maintain existing tobacco products while striving to exceed consumer expectations
• Learn to create and manage product specifications effectively, in order to meet Brand/Market needs and corporate requirements, while matching regulatory compliances and company policies
• Assume operational or strategic tasks given by PD management

Your profile:

• Relevant educational background: University graduate (bachelors'/masters' degree or PhD) preferred in chemistry, food technology or agronomy

• Practical experience: Primary working experience in scientific environment or FMCG, especially cigarette industry
• Valuable knowledge: High interest/capability of exploring scientific backgrounds/route causes on technical challenges / Ability for sensory evaluation of tobacco products
• Special strengths: Positive and confident attitude combined with good communication and presentation skills / Sound analytical skills, familiar with statistical approaches / Fluent in English, both written and spoken ; foreign language knowledge is a plus / In depths knowledge of the most common PC applications (MS Office,SAP)
• Suitable personality: Ability to work effectively in a team and in an international environment / Open minded, ready to learn new things and flexible
• Practiced working time model: Flextime

Your benefits

• Your team: You will work in an open and international working environment with approx. 60 nations at the Trier site.
• Your remuneration: Above-average pay with a current starting salary of 4.727,10 € gross monthly with a guaranteed annual salary increase in the first 5 years as well as a 13th and 14th monthly salary. Individual company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits.
• Your meals: Our subsidized company canteen and numerous snack and coffee vending machines ensure your physical well-being.
• Your appreciation: You will receive regular feedback from us and, as your personal safety is important to us, we also protect you in your private life with our JTI accident insurance.
• Your work-life balance: You should enjoy your work! That's why we offer you 30 days of vacation for personal relaxation.
• Your development: We focus on your personal development. We support you with a wide range of internal training courses as well as external training and development opportunities that are tailored specifically to you.

Have we aroused your interest?

Apply directly with your complete application documents (CV, cover letter & references) stating your earliest possible starting date (Job ID 93763).

Diversity & Inclusion

We want everyone at JTI to be themselves and develop their full potential, because each and every one of us makes a valuable contribution to the success of the company and the location in Germany. We live and promote diversity, equality and inclusion accordingly. We have local employee groups and networks, such as the PRIDE Chapter Germany or the togetHER network for female employees, in which committed colleagues are involved, and we support a wide range of projects in our local area. For this and many other activities in the area of diversity & inclusion, we have already been awarded the Global Equality Standard by Ernst & Young.

Sustainability & Commitment

We have particularly close ties to the Trier region and the greater Cologne area through our two locations and want to make a significant contribution to a high quality of life, e.g., through annual clean-up campaigns on the Rhine and Moselle and as a long-standing partner of the Cologne Green Foundation, we are committed to the preservation and expansion of the city's green spaces. Renewable energies are also part of our sustainability goals, which is why we are investing in the expansion of the Bescheid Süd wind farm, located 20 kilometers east of our Trier site, in order to secure green electricity for the region and for our production at the Trier plant. We are constantly reducing the amount of plastic used in the packaging of our classic tobacco products, thus saving tons of plastic waste.

Find out more about us at: https://www.jti.com/de/europe/germany/top-arbeitgeber