Lean & Six Sigma Intern — Process Improvement

Henkel; Cannon Falls (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Henkel Corporation, part of Adhesive Technologies, seeks a hands-on engineer-in-training at our Minnesota site to learn lean manufacturing and Six Sigma while driving production efficiency and reducing waste.

You will collaborate with industry experts on real process-improvement projects, support Kaizen events, and analyze data to drive cost savings and productivity gains in a cutting-edge thermal materials environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methods.
• Ability to analyze data and identify process improvements.
• Collaborative problem-solving in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Gain hands-on experience with lean/manufacturing and Six Sigma projects to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Collaborate with experts to optimize production processes in a thermal materials environment.
• Support Kaizen events and root-cause analysis to address defects and bottlenecks.
• Assist in implementing process improvements and measuring impact on performance metrics.
• Develop standard work instructions and visual aids to improve training and workflow consistency.
• Collect and analyze data (scrap rates, downtime) to propose data-driven productivity gains.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Process improvement

Kaizen

Job description

Henkel Corporation, part of Adhesive Technologies, seeks a hands-on engineer-in-training at our Minnesota site to learn lean manufacturing and Six Sigma while driving production efficiency and reducing waste.

You will collaborate with industry experts on real process-improvement projects, support Kaizen events, and analyze data to drive cost savings and productivity gains in a cutting-edge thermal materials environment.