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Kerry · 21 hours ago

2026 Leadership Development Program - RD&A

Beloit, WI

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$65K/yr - $70K/yr

Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition company for food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. The Kerry Leadership Development Program is a 24-month rotational program designed for recent graduates to engage in hands-on projects and innovation in the RD&A field, supporting customer requests and improving existing products.

AgricultureFood and Beverage

No H1B

Responsibilities

Become a vital part of driving innovation by supporting customer requests through applying scientific and engineering principles to research that will improve existing products

Work with cross functional teams to optimize the strengths of Kerry and deliver the best Taste and Nutrition experience for our customers

Study methods to improve quality of foods such as flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, convenience, or physical, chemical, and microbiological composition of foods

Actively live the Kerry values of Courage, Ownership, Inclusiveness, Open-mindedness, & Enterprising Spirit

Qualification

NutritionMicrobiologyFood ChemistryProcess EngineeringCross functional teamworkCurious mindsetHands-on practical mindsetInterpersonal skills

Required

A bachelor's degree from a four-year accredited college or university in Nutrition, Dietetics, Microbiology, Food, Process Engineering, Regulatory, Food Chemistry or equivalent with an expected graduation date between December 2025 and May 2026

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Must be able to taste and smell chemicals, flavors, and food products

Hands-on, with a practical mindset

Ability to work within cross functional teams

Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to communicate effectively to all levels of an organization

Legal Authorization to work in the United States – Sponsorship will not be provided for this role now or in the future

Curious mindset