Bsc: Internship Industrial Engineering - Information transfer for operators in manufacturing

Internship Opportunity at Canon Production Printing

Company: Canon Production Printing

Are you an Industrial Engineering student looking for a challenging internship? Help us optimize our information transfer processes and enhance factory efficiency at Canon Production Printing in Venlo. Gain valuable experience, work with a multidisciplinary team, and help us improve.

Your assignment

Ensuring the right information is available at the right place is crucial in a 24/7 production environment with multiple shifts. Without accurate information, the factory's status remains unclear, making it difficult for support departments to identify and address issues. Sharing the correct information maximizes the factory's output and quality.

Currently, operators use various methods to share information with each other and support departments. This often results in communicating the same information in multiple places, which is seen as waste and time-consuming.

In addition to sending information, it's essential for operators to have the right information to operate the machines. We have a factory documentation system, but is it optimal for operators, or can we improve it (linking with Industry 4.0, AI)?

Through a DMAIC project, you will determine what information is important and how to ensure it reaches the right place without taking too much time from the operators. The goal is to optimize our information transfer on the production floor.

This project takes place within the EPG and Toner departments at Manufacturing 2 at Canon Production Printing in Venlo.

Your profile

• You are currently studying Industrial Engineering (Bachelor)
• You think it is a challenge to help us improve the efficiency of our factory, and are willing to dive into our working processes.
• You like working in a multidisciplinary team to find out the issue and best solution.
• You are fluent in the Dutch language
• You are skilled in problem-solving, communication, and creativity to help in this assignment.
• You are available for approximately 5-6 months for a minimum of 4 days per week

What’s in it for you?

• A challenging assignment with skilled coaching
• Internship/Graduation compensation of €500,- per month
• Travel cost compensation if you don’t have an ‘OV-weekcard’
• The possibility to network with professionals inside and outside your field of expertise, thanks to our diversity of disciplines which you will work with
• With our company values collaboration, innovation, and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries, and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.

What do we stand for?

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With around 3,300 employees across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, we innovate to create high-quality solutions that add color to the world. Guided by the philosophy of Kyosei—living and working together for the common good—our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust, and stability. We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact.

With our company values collaboration, innovation, and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries, and feel empowered to take ownership of our work. 😊