People & Culture - Working Student (f/m/d) Food Tech Startup

Planet A Foods is for people who want to change the future of food.

We are reinventing how the world produces food ingredients, replacing scarce and unsustainable raw materials with scalable, clean, and delicious alternatives. Our first product, a cocoa-free chocolate, is just the beginning. Our ambition is to build a new global champion in food ingredients.

At Planet A Foods, you'll join a bold, highly committed, international team of scientists, engineers, operators, and industry experts united by one goal: creating real, measurable planetary impact.

As our People & Culture Working Student, you will be the operational backbone of our P&C team from July to December. This is not an entry-level student role. You will dive straight into our systems, take ownership of our HR tool landscape, and keep our Planegg/Munich office running smoothly.

Start: July 2026, 6 months fixed-term contract, 20h/week

• Act as our Personio Superuser by auditing and optimizing workflows, cleaning up employee data, and standardizing HR templates

• Drive our internship recruitment by taking ownership of screening applications and managing the early candidate pipeline

• Support our recruiting activities by coordinating interviews and onsite visits

• Own onboarding logistics by organizing and preparing everything needed for a seamless and unforgettable day one

• Support office management and culture by handling daily operations like mail and supplies while helping execute internal team events

• Solid prior HR experience through at least one previous internship or working student role in HR or Recruiting, allowing you to easily skip the basics and hit the ground running

• Practical Personio experience including a strong understanding of how to map workflows, manage data attributes, and optimize HR templates

• A reliable on-site presence at our office in Munich-Planegg on your agreed working days, as being close to the team and office operations is key for this role

• A proactive, hands-on mindset where you naturally take initiative, whether that means streamlining a spreadsheet or keeping our office spaces organized and welcoming

• Strong communication skills in both English and German to interact seamlessly with our international team and local partners

• Shape our commercial strategy from the inside of a mission-driven, impact-focused company that's building something the world hasn't seen before.
• Collaborate with a passionate international team working at the edge of what's possible in food science and sustainable ingredients
• Work in one of the rare food startups that truly scales and operates a 24/7 4-shift production system 
• A position where you can help challenge a trillion-dollar industry!
• A competitive compensation package and real opportunity to grow as the company scales
• Stuff that other startups do as well (30 days vacation, tasty lunches, snacks, drinks, vouchers, gym...).
• PLUS: Chocolate. Every. Single. Day.