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Richemont

Luxury-goods holding company acquiring maisons

Operational Excellence Intern

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Internship · Fall 2026Le Locle, SwitzerlandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Hold an engineering degree or equivalent.
  • Have initial experience in a similar role, ideally in an industrial environment.
  • Have knowledge of Operational Excellence and Lean manufacturing concepts, tools, and methodologies, including VSM, DMAIC, Kaizen, and 8D.
  • Be pragmatic and able to listen to the needs of business teams.
  • Be curious, organized, and rigorous, and work autonomously and proactively.
  • Have basic project-management skills, including planning, reporting, and facilitating workshops.
  • Communicate effectively and collaborate with varied stakeholders to foster acceptance of change.

Responsibilities

  • Lead an Operational Excellence assignment within the Swiss Jewelry Division by defining the schedule, governance, objectives, and deliverables; carrying out the assignment using DMAIC; coordinating progress with stakeholders; reporting regularly to designated governance bodies; supporting change management; and ensuring deliverables and results are achieved.
  • Support departments' improvement efforts by carrying out improvement initiatives such as 5S, visual management, work standards, and tool improvements.
  • Support or train business teams in Operational Excellence methodologies, including VSM, DMAIC, and Kaizen.
  • Promote and communicate on-the-ground improvement initiatives and share Lean best practices.
  • Propose new initiatives or Operational Excellence methods for the manufacture.

About the Company

Richemont

Luxury-goods holding company acquiring maisons

Richemont is a Swiss-based holding company that owns a collection of luxury brands, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and IWC Schaffhausen. It operates by acquiring and nurturing iconic luxury maisons with rich histories, then leveraging their heritage to create premium jewelry, watches, and accessories sold worldwide through its brands and retail networks. Unlike diversified conglomerates that mix many non-luxury businesses, Richemont focuses exclusively on high-end goods and has deliberately shifted away from other interests (like tobacco) to sharpen its luxury focus. Its goal is to build a global luxury powerhouse by growing its brands, expanding across geographies, and maintaining control over premium product sourcing, design, and distribution.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Bellevue, Switzerland
Founded
1988

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