2027 Spring/Summer LS Engineering Co-op

Alcon; United States; On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcon’s Vision Care Manufacturing in Johns Creek, GA is seeking a Spring/Summer 2027 Co-op in Global Internal Communications. You will support manufacturing performance improvements and help implement changes in a state-of-the-art contact lens facility.

You will collaborate with production technicians, engineers, and managers to analyze performance, develop documentation, and present recommendations that drive sustainable improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university for at least one semester prior to co-op and at least one additional semester following the co‑op.
• Pursuing at least a Bachelor's degree in Communications, HR, Project Management, Learning & Development, Marketing, or related major.
• Academic performance: Minimum cumulative GPA 2.8/4.0
• Demonstrated leadership skills (extracurricular activities or projects)
• Authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship (F1 visa CPT accommodated) and able to commit to a spring+summer full-time co-op (40 hrs/week)

Responsibilities

• Support OEE improvement initiatives by reviewing performance data and identifying loss-reduction opportunities.
• Plan, document, and execute engineering studies to evaluate process or equipment improvements.
• Analyze study results, summarize findings, and present recommendations to project stakeholders.
• Develop change requests and supporting documentation for approved concepts.
• Collaborate across production, maintenance, engineering, and management to implement and sustain improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data analysis

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Spring/Summer 2027 Co-op – Global Internal Communications

About Alcon: Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning over 75 years, we offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives. Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors. Our more than 25,000 associates are enhancing the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with Eye Care Professionals and programs that advance access to quality eye care.

If you’d like to help us change the way the world sees, this is your chance to Be Brilliant!

Position Description

Join Alcon’s Vision Care Manufacturing team in Johns Creek, Georgia, for a Spring/Summer 2027 co-op with the LS Process Excellence team. You will gain hands‑on experience supporting manufacturing performance improvements, evaluating technical solutions, and helping implement changes in a state-of-the-art contact lens production facility. The Johns Creek facility is expanding its advanced manufacturing capabilities to meet growing demand, manage product complexity, and increase flexibility across contact lens products. In this role, you will work with production technicians, mechanics, engineers, and managers to identify opportunities, analyze performance, and support sustainable improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Support LS3 overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) improvement initiatives by reviewing performance data and identifying loss‑reduction opportunities.
• Plan, document, and execute engineering studies to evaluate proposed process or equipment improvements.
• Analyze study results, summarize findings, and present recommendations to project stakeholders.
• Develop change requests and supporting documentation for approved concepts.
• Collaborate across production, maintenance, engineering, and management to implement and sustain improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to co‑op, and at least one additional semester following r co‑op.
• Must be pursuing at least a Bachelors degree in Communications, Human Resources, Project management, Learning & Development, Marketing, 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 spring + summer co‑op that is full time (40 hrs per week)

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to analyze discrete and continuous data, identify trends, and communicate conclusions.
• Strong learning agility and the ability to become productive quickly in a manufacturing environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication with production technicians, mechanics, engineers, and managers.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently with appropriate guidance.
• Foundational knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and physics principles.
• Basic proficiency with computers, data‑analysis tools, or programming; experience with Excel, Power BI, Python, MATLAB, or similar tools is a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, 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 [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

At Alcon, we are committed to helping people see better. We believe patients should have access to quality eye care regardless of their economic circumstances; however, barriers to good eye health exist for patients in both developed and emerging markets. Alcon develops and manufactures innovative devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. Its surgical group is one of the largest makers of equipment used for cataract removal and laser vision correction. Its consumer products include the well‑known Opti‑Free line of contact lens solutions and related products. Alcon, which was founded in 1945, sells its products in 180 countries worldwide.