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Your Role 

Working within the operations team of our consumer goods QC inspections business, the intern will be responsible for the continuous improvement of our processes aiming at operational excellence and offering cutting-edge solutions for better quality control in the supply chains of our clients.

• Provide technical support on the ground for the inspections: perform product inspections in the factories, train the inspectors, optimize the organization in the factories.
• Perform internal audits to ensure that the inspection SOP is well applied by the inspectors and that the client’s inspections requirements are well integrated and followed.
• Provide technical expertise to identify and evaluate process improvement opportunities: inspections physical and IT tools, AI technologies, inspection protocols, training, data management and analysis, monitoring tools…
• Partner and collaborate with the different support departments to ensure that all issues reported by the inspectors or by the clients are addressed and that effective solutions are implemented at all levels.
• Autonomously manage selected LEAN projects with high value deliverables for improvement of lead-time, quality and costs of the products inspections.

About You

To apply for this role, you need to have the following eligibility criteria:

• Student in the field of Engineering, Quality Management, Supply Chain. Textile industry knowledge is a plus.
• Good level of English required, a second language is a plus.
• Focused on efficiency improvement and with knowledge in LEAN methods.
• Humble, enthusiastic and rigorous, willing to travel and with a strong taste for fieldwork. Excellent interpersonal communication skills and project management experience. 

Compensation and Benefits

What you will gain from this internship program?

• An international professional experience.
• A career path with diversified development prospects.
• The opportunity to discover several key functions within a company.
• An experienced manager will mentor and guide the recruited talent throughout the internship.
• The potential for a future career with QIMA. Depending on your aspirations, QIMA may offer you the opportunity to manage small teams at the end of your internship!

Training & Development

QIMA/WQS understands that education and training are important tools for the development of its customers towards excellence in food safety. With this in mind, QIMA/WQS Training was created, a company specializing in the field and focusing on the needs of the US market. Utilizing the most experienced professionals in the Food Safety industry, currently QIMA/WQS Training offers on-demand service. This enables the ability to monitor, analyze, and control your operations to a fuller extent, and thus opens the door for further oversight into:

• Risk mitigation
• ESG compliance
• Comprehensive data collection and analysis
• Product traceability

Career Progression

QIMA Internship Program is designed for motivated students who are keen to learn in a disruptive working environment driven by innovation and technology.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• qima.com/
• blog.qima.com/traceability/benefits-of-supply-chain-mapping
• youtube.com/@QIMAvideos