Industrial Intern

You will play a critical role in supporting the Industrial Performance Department and contributing to the continuous improvement initiatives within Lindt USA. This internship will provide a valuable opportunity to gain practical experience in process optimization, data analysis, problem solving, leadership, and working closely with all supporting departments and stakeholders.

Our twelve-week Lindternship program offers hands-on experience allowing undergraduate and graduate students to gain practical skills and contribute to projects that directly impact our business. During the summer, interns will be paired with a mentor, attend professional career development workshops/sessions and attend networking events to meet additional team members.

• Assist Continuous Improvement Engineer by participating in continuous improvement activities.
• This includes helping improvement teams launch, data analysis, and assisting with problem solving events.
• Support improvement teams and projects utilizing a suite of continuous improvement techniques (Lean, Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

• Cost saving initiatives.
• Labor and Material analysis
• Changeover improvement
• Data Analytics and visualization
• Process improvements

• Participate and lead improvement activities (Kaizens).
• Work with and train team members to identify problems, follow steps to implement actions, and improve processes to ensure no recurrences of the problem.
• Assist with improvement teams and initiatives to streamline process(es) and reduce losses (i.e. downtime, waste, rework, etc.).

• Collaborate with various departments and teams to gather insights and input as part of improvement projects.
• Act as a liaison between different stakeholders to ensure alignment and success of continuous improvement efforts.
• Develop training materials and help deliver training to further ensure production goals are met through the LPW process.

• Willingness to learn and help deliver premium results to our LPW Process
• Preferred:
  Experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodology.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with diverse teams.
• Detail – oriented with a focus on process optimization and data analysis.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software (e.g., Excel, Power Bi, Enterprise Software)
• Desire to learn and contribute to continuous improvement.

• Be a Junior or Senior enrolled in an accredited University program perusing engineering, or operations management program