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Internship Lean Management & Value Stream (f/m/x)

CompanyZEISS Group
LocationOberkochen
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 10, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
You will analyze manufacturing processes and data to identify potential improvements while collaborating across disciplines. Additionally, you will apply lean management and project management methods to support implementation of solutions in a production environment.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
26573
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling almost 12 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (September 30, 2025). For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces, and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, and binoculars. With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare, and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future. With over 46,600 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 30 production facilities worldwide. Learn more about ZEISS: www.zeiss.com/about Data privacy: www.zeiss.com/data-protection Imprint: www.zeiss.com/publisher This is ZEISS's official LinkedIn account. It follows the ZEISS Netiquette: www.zeiss.com/netiquette
About the Role

Enabler for smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips 

  

Working for tomorrow today.  

Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are produced using ZEISS technologies. As the centerpiece of every electronically controlled system, they have become an integral part of our everyday lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in the field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, increasingly powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips, and thus plays a pivotal role in the age of micro- and nanoelectronics.  

 

Your Role

With us, you have the opportunity to perfectly combine your studies with practical experience while actively contributing to exciting projects. This allows you to gain valuable skills, expand your network, and grow both professionally and personally.

  • Analyse and understand: Organise relevant data, investigate questions and existing hypotheses, and identify potential solutions
  • Drive improvements together: Work across disciplines with colleagues and experts from different functions, analyse processes on the shop floor, contribute to meetings and workshops, and support improvements through to implementation
  • Apply methods effectively: Learn about lean management and project management methods and apply them to specific questions in a manufacturing environment
  • Work with digital tools and AI: Use digital solutions and AI-powered tools to prepare and visualise data and findings efficiently

Your Experience

  • You are studying a technical, digital or business-related subject and are interested in the interplay between people, processes, data and production operations
  • You are curious and eager to learn, and want to build your knowledge of lean management, value streams and project management
  • You take an analytical, structured approach to questions and are interested in data, performance metrics and how they relate to one another
  • You enjoy working across disciplines, engage openly with different functions, and keep the practical use case and its benefits in mind
  • You show initiative, focus on putting ideas into practice, and are interested in digitalisation, visualisation and AI
  • Fluent in German, additional language skills are a plus

 

Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records, etc.).

 

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Verena Hald
Key Skills
Lean ManagementValue Stream MappingProject ManagementData AnalysisProcess ImprovementManufacturing OperationsDigital ToolsArtificial IntelligenceData VisualizationPerformance MetricsTechnical Problem SolvingCross-functional Collaboration
Categories
ManufacturingEngineeringTechnologyData & AnalyticsManagement & Leadership