Manufacturing Production Intern

About Alcon:

As the global leader in eye care, Alcon has built a rich history of providing innovative products to customers and patients all over the world. We’re extremely proud of our legacy and the significant way we’ve helped to shape the industry over the last 70 years, but we’re just getting started. Our relentless passion to eliminate unmet medical needs drives our pursuit to further advance eye health worldwide. We’re looking for exceptionally talented, driven people who want to make a difference. If you’d like to help us change the way the world sees, this is your chance to Be Brilliant!

Position Description:

The Alcon Team is looking for a talented and motivated intern to join us onsite for 10-12 weeks in Summer 2023 at the Houston, TX location.

The Manufacturing Production Intern will learn how a manufacturing facility runs and gain insight on how a large team with the right vision can create quality medical products that are used around the world.

Alcon interns will have the opportunity to not only gain industry experience and network with other Alcon professionals.They will also have the chance to make a real-world impact by working on meaningful projects that will help patients and customers see brilliantly.Alcon also offers interns personal and professional development, high visibility and coaching and mentoring opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Learn the key drivers for what makes a manufacturing site successful

• Collaborate with team to find solutions that can improve the quality of products and/or improve assembly process for improved ergonomics for associates or higher performance

• Create a measurable improvement in the process and examine what impact to the business the change creates.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to internship or co-op, and at least one additional semester following internship or co-op.
• Must be pursuing at least a Bachelor:s level degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Management or related major.
• Academic performance: Minimum cumulative GPA 2.8/4.0
• Demonstrated leadership skills (i.e. extracurricular activities or projects)
• Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship (students on an F1 visa with CPT can be accommodated)
• Ability to commit to a 10-12 week, full time (40 hours per week) summer internship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Willing to learn processes and procedures in production management

Additional Job Details:

Location: Houston, Texas (On Site)

Work Hours: 8am - 5pm

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.