Food Safety & Compliance Trainee (Internship) - #53216

Location:

Netherlands - Breda

Job Family

Food Safety

Time Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

R0008918

Experience Years

0-3 Years of Experience

Employee Type

Regular

About The Opportunity

At Driscoll’s, we are committed to delivering the freshest, best‑tasting berries to consumers worldwide. Food safety, quality, and compliance are fundamental to everything we do — from our grower partners in the field to customers across the global supply chain. The Food Safety & Compliance team plays a vital role in safeguarding food safety standards across our grower base and throughout the wider supply network. This includes maintaining robust food safety programs, certifications, and due diligence processes that support our growers, customers, and internal stakeholders. As a Food Safety & Compliance Trainee, you will support the Food Safety / Quality Assurance (QA) team with a range of structured administrative and coordination activities. This internship offers practical, hands‑on experience within the fresh produce industry and provides insight into food safety and compliance processes in an international, grower‑focused organization.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will play an active part in supporting daily compliance activities and ensuring that processes and documentation are accurate and up to date.

Your Tasks Will Include

• Maintaining and updating food safety manuals, procedures, and supporting documentation
• Processing, managing, and organizing due diligence and compliance data related to our grower base and supply chain
• Providing administrative support to the Food Safety / QA team
• Assisting with customer- and grower‑related food safety and compliance questions
• Supporting structured processes related to audits, certifications, and food safety standards
  
  

Candidate Profile

You are a motivated and eager‑to‑learn student who enjoys working in a structured environment and wants to gain practical experience within the fresh produce sector and an international context.

What You Bring

• Currently pursuing an MBO or HBO degree
• Looking for an internship where you can actively contribute while gaining real hands‑on experience
• Detail‑oriented, well‑organized, and reliable in your work
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of tasks
• Strong communication skills, particularly in an online and remote working environment
• Interest in food safety, compliance, processes, and administrative work
• Affinity with the fruit / fresh produce industry is a strong advantage
  
  

What We Offer

• A valuable learning experience within food safety and compliance in the fresh produce industry
• Exposure to an international grower‑focused organization with a strong purpose and values
• Opportunities to develop your organizational, analytical, and compliance‑related skills
• Flexible remote working arrangements
• The chance to contribute to ensuring safe, high‑quality berries enjoyed by consumers around the world
  
  

About Driscolls

Driscoll's is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll's is passionate about growing fresh, beautiful and delicious berries. Our values of humility, passion and trustworthiness have guided our mission to delight consumers around the world. Driscoll's exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – meaning, no GMOs. From farm-to-table, we focus on delivering a high quality, premium berry experience with our many supply chain partners. Driscoll's is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries.

Driscoll's es el proveedor líder en la comercialización de Fresas, Frambuesas, Zarzamoras y Arándanos Azules en el mundo. Con más de 100 años de herencia en agricultura y cientos de productores independiente alrededor del mundo, Driscoll's es una compañía apasionada por cultivar Berries frescas, hermosas y deliciosas. Nuestros valores de humildad, pasión y confianza han guiado nuestra misión de deleitar a los consumidores en el mundo. Las variedades exclusivas de Driscoll's han sido desarrolladas a través de años de investigación usando sólo métodos de mejoramiento natural. De la granja a la mesa, nos enfocamos en ofrecer una experiencia de alta calidad con apoyo de nuestros socios de la cadena de suministro. Driscoll's es la marca de confianza de sólo las mejores Berries.

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