INTERNSHIP DETAILS
Praktikum Operational Excellence
CompanySTIHL
LocationWaiblingen
Work ModeOn Site
PostedFebruary 20, 2026

Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The role involves participating in and taking responsibility for exciting projects in the field of Operational Excellence. This includes applying lean production methods to visualize processes, conceptualize improvements, and implement them on-site.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
7760
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
German
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
STIHL builds on experience.
Founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl as a one-man company, STIHL has branched out to be a world leader in the portable outdoor power equipment industry. We’ve held onto our values as we’ve grown, believing progress demands strong roots in order to flourish in a meaningful way. As a family-owned business with great global impact, sustainability is built into the structure of our company. STIHL is grounded in tradition and its command of innovation.
STIHL gets things done.
Working with nature requires both, skill and craft. STIHL products use highly sophisticated technology, developed to match our customers’ needs: straightforward, effective, long-lasting and hands-on. From the professional to the hobbyist, STIHL helps to face new endeavors and guarantees a reliable partner is at hand, whenever needed.
STIHL helps people grow.
A career at STIHL means innovative work, centered around our high-technology products. As a global company, we offer you international opportunities and entrust you with challenging tasks. Together, we seek new ideas while maintaining the highest standards of quality, which have reinforced STIHL’s legacy for almost a century. We can always rely on our highly motivated personnel, their diverse talents and varied expertise. At STIHL, you craft your career.
Thanks to our transparent structures, we create space for you to develop both personally and professionally. Your decisions will help shape STIHL’s future. As you grow, we’ll grow, together as a company.
Data protection is important to us. You can find further information on this and the imprint here:
https://www.stihl.com/social-media-privacy-policy.aspx
https://corporate.stihl.de/de/footer/impressum
About the Role
Das ist die Aufgabe
- Mitarbeit und Verantwortung in spannenden Projekten im Umfeld Operational Excellence
- Anwenden von Methoden der schlanken Produktion, um Prozesse zu visualisieren, Verbesserungen zu konzipieren und zu bewerten und diese anschließend mit den Menschen vor Ort umzusetzen
- Aktives Mitarbeiten und Gestalten im Rahmen der Standardisierung von Lean Methoden innerhalb der STIHL Gruppe
- Unterstützen beim Gestalten von Elementen des neuen Operational Excellence Systems (Qualifikation, Rollen, Methoden, Kultur, …)
- Vor- und Nachbereiten sowie das aktive Unterstützen von Verbesserungsworkshops im Werk in Waiblingen
Das wünschen wir uns
- Laufendes Studium in den Fachrichtungen Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, technische Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Logistik oder vergleichbare Studiengänge
- Fachliche Kenntnisse im Bereich Lean vorteilhaft
- Analytisches Denken, systematisches Vorgehen, Kreativität und Gestaltungswille
- Sehr gute Microsoft 365 Kenntnisse
- Sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift
Weitere Details zur Stelle
- Gehalt: 2.117 €/Monat
- Beginn: ab April 2026
- Bitte füge deiner Bewerbung folgende Unterlagen bei: Lebenslauf, aktueller Notenspiegel und Immatrikulationsbescheinigung sowie wenn vorliegend Arbeitszeugnisse und deine gültige Arbeits- und Aufenthaltserlaubnis
Key Skills
Lean ProductionAnalytical ThinkingSystematic ApproachCreativityMicrosoft 365German Language
Categories
EngineeringManufacturingLogisticsConsulting
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