Operations Manufacturing Intern

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Job Description

When youre part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific youll do important work. Youll have the opportunity to grow and learn in a culture that empowers your development. We have built an inclusive global environment that values the power of diverse talent backgrounds and experiences to drive speed efficiency innovation and growth.

About the Internship

We are offering a challenging and impactful Project Assignment Internship within our Operational Engineering team. This internship is ideal for a student who needs to complete a practical or graduation project and is eager to work on real-life engineering challenges in a high-tech regulated environment. The specific assignment will be defined together based on your interests and academic requirements and aligned with current business needs.

Potential Project Topics (to be finalized together):

• Process improvement in manufacturing or assembly lines
• Equipment efficiency (OEE) and downtime analysis
• Lean implementation or value stream mapping
• Data collection and analysis for root cause investigations
• Support for new product introduction (NPI) from an operations perspective
• Digitalization or automation of manual processes
• Ergonomics or safety improvements on the shop floor

What Youll Do

• Lead or support a defined engineering or operations-related project
• Work closely with operators engineers and production supervisors
• Gather analyze and present data to drive improvements
• Participate in problem-solving and continuous improvement activities
• Present progress updates and final results to stakeholders
• Document findings and provide actionable recommendations

Your Profile

• Bachelors or Masters student in Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Operations Management or a related field
• Analytical thinker with a hands-on mindset
• Strong interest in production environments process optimization and continuous improvement
• Comfortable working with data (Excel Power BI Minitab etc.); knowledge of lean tools is a plus
• Strong communication skills in English (Dutch or other languages are a plus)
• Proactive independent and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment
• Internship must be part of an academic curriculum (graduation assignment or practical project)

At Thermo Fisher Scientific each one of our 130000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular missionenabling our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. Apply today!

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