Position Summary: The Manufacturing Excellence Intern supports Factory Team to achieve World-Class Manufacturing Excellence by leveraging NCE practices to improve business results in a continuous and sustainable manner and ultimately the factory to become a Lean Enterprise. The Manufacturing Excellence Intern supports the implementation of NCE across the Factory or drive the NCE implementation in limited scope of the factory. A day in the life of a Manufacturing Excellence Intern: Support the strategic plan development and management in the Factory: Support the factory to achieve their business goals by applying NCE Methodologies; Helps to translate the Market priorities and function priorities into the Factory/area OMP; Ensures the right cascading of priorities and measures from the Market to the Factory/area; Defines and embeds NCE projects and initiatives into the Factory/area objectives and align Local Leadership Teams towards the plan. Establish adequate competencies for the Factory: Stewards, trains, supports, and coaches the Factory Leadership Team and Local Leadership Teams in the NCE in Manufacturing competencies (e.g.GA, FI, LVS, AM) and applicable manufacturing standards. Improvement in Manufacturing Excellence results : Promotes and supports cross-fertilization of Manufacturing best operations, knowledge, standards and improvements across the factories ; Ensures an overall understanding of the different NCE methodologies (pillars) within the Factory Leadership Team, functions and how they integrate through the NCE implementation plan avoiding silo working; Conducts specific projects to support results improvement around priorities established by the Factory; Provides hands-on support to the Local Leadership Teams and Local Operating Teams to accelerate improvement of results (coach by doing with factory); Drives pragmatic application of methodologies, routines(7+4) and tools focusing on delivering results by applying NCE simplification principles; Ensures effectiveness of NCE implementation (business results); Helps the Factory Operations to drive NCE in manufacturing; Support the roll out of digital tools in factory operations. Support the adherence of the stock policy for Raw & Pack Materials derived through the RPIO or equivalent tools. Support the Strategic & Global procurement to ensure excellent supplier relationships. Understanding of stock management systems What will make you successful? A degree in Manufacturing, Engineering or Supply Chain Management Minimum 1 year factory experience Collaboration and influencing skills Curiosity and passion for operational excellence