Digital Manufacturing Intern

Operations Internship: Digital Manufacturing Intern

About the job

As a Digital Manufacturing Intern, you will be part of the T&T (Traceability & Transparency) team, leading the pillar I (Traceability Fundamentals) of the Digital Transformation program. This pillar consists of the deployment of three foundational systems enabling the digitalization of traceability processes within Danone, across categories, and forms part of Danone’s future Industry 5.0 initiative. Within Operations, this is principally focused on the development and deployment of a Core Manufacturing Execution System for Danone. As our intern, you will help us on the following:

• Data collection process and design build
  • Consolidation of various inputs from all factories with the current ways of working on Traceability
  • Creation of an approach to digitalize elements that are currently not system managed today.
  • Support the development of a design to an efficient digital traceability process using AI, Low code/ No code etc.
  • Assist in creating a standard deployment methodology for digital projects
• Report and KPI management
  • Identify and list necessary KPIs to be monitored.
  • Support the development of measurable Change Management KPI’s.
• Communication kit
  • Build the necessary materials in a creative manner to communicate about the systems’ features and enhancements.
  • Support the animation with all factories.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Contribute and support other project activities within the team

About you

You’re the perfect fit for this role if you are:

• A Masters student in Engineering/Business related fields from an Engineering School or Business school.
• Have excellent organization and communication skills.
• Synthetic, fact based and driven.
• Autonomous & Results oriented.
• At ease with technical & digital contents, knowledge on IT tools (e.g. Power BI, Microsoft)
• Open, curious, able to work in multi-cultural environment.
• Knowledge of SAP is a big plus.

There are also some compulsory requirements:

• Enrolled as a Bachelors/Masters student during the whole internship period;
• You are a resident of the Netherlands and hold a valid BSN number (if you are a non-EU citizen, you need to have a valid Dutch residency permit);
• Ideally available to start in January 2026 for a minimum of 6 months, 4-5 days per week;
• You are fluent in English- spoken and written;
• You are able to work from our Hoofddorp office, at least 2 days per week (Mondays and Thursdays).

About Danone

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We Offer

In addition to gaining invaluable hands-on experience at a large multinational organization, we offer:

• A competitive gross internship allowance of 650 euros per month (based on a full-time internship);
• Home working allowance of 2.40 euros per day;
• A public transport travel card covering all office-related travel;
• Hybrid working environment allowing for desired flexibility;
• Career advice opportunities such as workshops, seminars, networking events;
• International environment with 140 different nationalities in Danone NL;
• Active Internship community with 100+ interns across the Netherlands.

Need more information? Please contact Eugenia Bouzas via eugenia,bouzas@danone.com