HBO/WO: Industrial Engineering / Technische bedrijfskunde

HBO/WO: Industrial Engineering / Technische Bedrijfskunde

In a factory with many different production machines and processes, a good flow is crucial to ensure a high operator productivity and to keep production costs low. Over the years, a natural flow has developed in the OPC‑factory, which is not necessarily the most efficient way of working. In this assignment, you will work in a multidisciplinary team to increase the factory output in an ergonomic way by focusing on the workflow. The project team consists of operators, production engineering and occupational health and safety, and will follow a six‑sigma way of working. Your challenge is to find the most efficient workflow in the factory, by analysing throughput times, identifying non‑value‑adding operations, (re)defining operator tasks and balancing the work load between different tasks. An efficient workflow should lead to maximised output (in total and per operator), with an optimal assurance of product quality, while minimising the costs per product and the work load of the operators.

Your work may consist of data‑analysis, discussions with operators, and joining operators in production to find the elements to improve. The end goal of your assignment is to implement your suggested improvements of our workflow.

The project takes place at the OPC (organic photo conductor) factory at Manufacturing 2 at Canon Production Printing in Venlo.

• You are currently studying Industrial Engineering/Technische Bedrijfskunde (HBO or WO)
• You find it challenging to optimise the workflow in a factory
• You are skilled in communication, human dynamics, and working in a multidisciplinary team
• You are fluent in the Dutch language
• You are available for approximately 5‑7 months, for a minimum of 4 days per week

• 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

Are you interested in this assignment? Please click the button ‘apply now’ where you can upload your resume and motivation letter. If you would like to receive more information concerning this assignment, please contact Rik Heinemans (rik.heinemans@cpp.canon). If you have any questions about the internship in general, please contact Renée Cox (renee.cox@cpp.canon).

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 colour 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.

Further information about Canon Production Printing is available at cpp.canon.