Driven by the passion to improve the quality of people’s lives, WSA continues to grow as the market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation to reach more people, more effectively.
As a Smart Lean Intern, you will support engineers in conducting production shopfloor studies focused on Smart Lean initiatives. You will contribute to process improvement efforts by analyzing internal data, applying industry best practices, and supporting continuous improvement activities within a manufacturing environment. This role offers hands-on exposure to Smart Lean methodologies and operational excellence in medical device manufacturing.
Support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives
Analyze manufacturing data to identify improvement opportunities
Participate in Kaizen workshops and process improvement projects
Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain teams
Develop dashboards, reports, and project presentations
Assist in implementing Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 initiatives
Document best practices and standard work
Undergraduate pursuing a degree in Engineering, Business Operations, or a related field
Interest in manufacturing, process improvement, or Lean methodologies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Good communication and teamwork skills
Proactive, hands-on, and willing to learn in a shopfloor environment.
🌍 Exposure to a global Smart Lean network
🏭 Opportunities to participate in benchmarking and plant visits
🎓 Access to Lean Academy and internal training sessions
🟢 Participation in Green Belt-level improvement projects
🤖 Experience with AI, automation, digital manufacturing, and Industry 4.0
📈 Present project outcomes to senior leadership
🏆 Recognition for outstanding improvement ideas
At WSA, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.
Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.
With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.
Sounds wonderful? We can't wait to hear from you.
WSA is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.
Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WSA continues to grow as a market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation in order to reach more people, more effectively.
With truly differentiated brands like Widex, Signia, Rexton, Audio Service and Vibe, and with diverse assets across wholesale, retail, online, managed care and diagnostic solutions, we are active in over 130 markets. WSA employs 12,500+ people and is privately owned by the Tøpholm and Westermann families and the Lundbeck Foundation, as well as funds under the management of EQT. As a global leader, our ambition is to unlock human potential by making wonderful sound part of everyone’s life.
