Intern - Smart Lean
About this role
Driven by the passion to improve the quality of people’s lives, WSA continues to grow as the market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation to reach more people, more effectively.
As a Smart Lean Intern, you will support engineers in conducting production shopfloor studies focused on Smart Lean initiatives. You will contribute to process improvement efforts by analyzing internal data, applying industry best practices, and supporting continuous improvement activities within a manufacturing environment. This role offers hands-on exposure to Smart Lean methodologies and operational excellence in medical device manufacturing.
What you will do
Support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives
Analyze manufacturing data to identify improvement opportunities
Participate in Kaizen workshops and process improvement projects
Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain teams
Develop dashboards, reports, and project presentations
Assist in implementing Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 initiatives
Document best practices and standard work
What you bring
Undergraduate pursuing a degree in Engineering, Business Operations, or a related field
Interest in manufacturing, process improvement, or Lean methodologies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Good communication and teamwork skills
Proactive, hands-on, and willing to learn in a shopfloor environment.
What you stand to gain
🌍 Exposure to a global Smart Lean network
🏭 Opportunities to participate in benchmarking and plant visits
🎓 Access to Lean Academy and internal training sessions
🟢 Participation in Green Belt-level improvement projects
🤖 Experience with AI, automation, digital manufacturing, and Industry 4.0
📈 Present project outcomes to senior leadership
🏆 Recognition for outstanding improvement ideas
Who we are
At WSA, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.
Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.
With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.
Sounds wonderful? We can't wait to hear from you.
WSA is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.