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 Manufacturing (Smart Lean) Intern, you will support engineers in driving Smart Lean initiatives within the Singapore Manufacturing Technology Development (MTD) environment. You will work closely with engineers on production shopfloor studies related to automation, digitalization, and Smart Lean, analyzing market trends, industrial best practices, and internal data to support process improvement. This role offers hands-on exposure to medical device manufacturing, Smart Lean methodologies, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What you will do

• Support Smart Lean projects by collaborating with engineers to conduct production shopfloor studies and analyse automation and digitalisation opportunities

• Develop process expertise in medical device manufacturing by applying and implementing industry best practices on the shopfloor

• Generate insights from internal data to support process improvement and operational excellence initiatives

• Support the Smart Lean Program pillars—Early Equipment Management (EEM), Autonomous Maintenance (AM), and Professional Maintenance (PM)—across assigned projects (e.g. SMT, Automation, MSC, ADA, ASC, FEATS, GAS coating, VD)

• Assist in reviewing, simplifying, and documenting EEM, AM, and PM methodologies, including step guides, URS documentation, and presentation materials

• Coordinate and work with engineers, operators, technicians, and cross-functional stakeholders to support implementation, training, progress tracking, and reporting of Smart Lean initiatives

• Support equipment-related activities, including installation, maintenance, documentation, and monitoring of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
  

What you bring

• Undergraduate or fresh graduate with a Bachelor's / Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or any relevant field

• Interest in manufacturing operations, Smart Lean, automation, or digitalization

• Basic understanding of Lean / Continuous Improvement concepts (training or coursework is an advantage)

• Ability to analyze data, identify improvement opportunities, and present findings clearly

• Good communication and collaboration skills to work with engineers, operators, and cross-functional stakeholders

• Comfortable working with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) for analysis and reporting.

Who we are

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.