Job description:

We are looking for a Production / Operations Engineer Intern to join our Production Team and support the monitoring, analysis and continuous improvement of manufacturing performance.

The internship offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a complex manufacturing environment, working directly with the shop floor and on real industrial challenges related to production performance, planning, process stability and operational efficiency.

The candidate could develop a challenging Master's thesis project focused on solving a real production or operational problem, combining academic methodologies with their practical application in a manufacturing environment.

Main responsabilities;

- Monitor and analyze key production KPIs, supporting the identification of performance gaps and improvement actions.
- Support daily production and Gemba meetings, providing the information required to monitor performance, production issues and ongoing actions.
- Support production planning and scheduling activities, monitoring production progress and deviations between plan and actual performance.
- Analyze production capacity, workloads, productivity and operational constraints to support production decisions.




- Collaborate with the Time & Methods team to identify improvement opportunities in production line balancing, supporting the analysis of workloads and production efficiency.
- Support the standardization of production processes through Standard Operating Procedures, One Point Lessons and standard work.
- Participate in Root Cause Analysis and structured problem-solving activities related to production losses, quality issues and process inefficiencies.
- Contribute to Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing and WCM initiatives, supporting improvement projects directly on the shop floor.

What we're looking for:

- Master's degree or final-year student in Management Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related fields.
- Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes and production management principles.
- Basic knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, WCM and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Strong interest in production planning, manufacturing performance and shop-floor management.
- Familiarity with production KPIs and data analysis applied to manufacturing processes.

Knowledge of data analysis/programming tools is considered a plus.

📌 PRODUCTION OPERATIONS ENGINEER INTERN (Albacina)
🏢 Ariston Group
📍 Albacina