Continuous Improvement Intern

A little bit about us
Good Food, Good Life is the very essence of Nestlé. This philosophy can be traced back to our beginnings. The Nestlé Company was founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé, who developed the first milk-based baby formula. Today, over a century later, we are recognized as the world’s largest Food and Beverage Company employing around 280,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. Nestlé Canada has a wide variety of food, beverage and nutrition products to help you and your family live happier and healthier lives including: Gerber and Good Start, Nescafé, KitKat, Smarties, Aero, Delissio, Häagen-Dazs, Boost, Purina, and Nestlé Waters. Nestlé Canada supports your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Our aim is to create a unique career experience for talented young professionals like you. Join us to find out why, There is more to Life at Nestlé…

Position Snapshot

Business areas: Technical and Production
Job title: Lean Internship
Location: North York

Position Summary

We are looking for a Lean and Continuous Improvement Intern based at our North York location from June to September 2022. This role will have the responsibility to work directly with the Lean/NCE team and other cross functional stakeholders to develop and organize capability building resource material, along with assisting in specific Lean projects enterprise wide.

A day in the life of...

As a lean intern, you will be involved in the creation and maintenance of a central knowledge centre for the purposes of training and capability building, creation and execution of specific communication strategies, and supporting various lean projects. You will work specifically in the Lean/NCE corporate team and will interact with various cross functional stakeholders as needed.

You will also:
•   Translate Microsoft office based training material to on-line and interactive content.
•   Creation of a centralized library/resource centre for Lean tools and content
•   Support and assist virtual training/capability building events
•   Assist in specific lean projects that include basic problem solving, lean office mapping, and creation of standards

What will make you successful

As the successful candidate, you will find savings opportunities and convince others of the new direction, so you will need to be passionate, curious, results focused and really enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. You are a problem solver, who wants to make a difference here at Nestle and inspire the people around you while working. You will also be:

•   Currently enrolled in a university or post-graduate program in operations or communications.
•   Involved in extracurricular activities which demonstrate initiative and leadership.
•   Strong communicator with interpersonal skills.
•   Team player with demonstrated ability to work effectively across all functions and levels.
•   Fast learner, and must be comfortable working within a dynamic, challenging environment.
•   Results and detail-oriented professional with strong analytical and problem solving skills.
•   Proficiency in Microsoft office applications is required.

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting Technical and Production career you’ve always wanted.

What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company. You will also receive developmental feedback throughout your work-term to ensure that you are learning and understanding the importance of Technical and Production within the world’s largest food company. You will also build your business acumen and leadership capabilities and support your development and long-term success.

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate

A little bit about us
Good Food, Good Life is the very essence of Nestlé. This philosophy can be traced back to our beginnings. The Nestlé Company was founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé, who developed the first milk-based baby formula. Today, over a century later, we are recognized as the world’s largest Food and Beverage Company employing around 280,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. Nestlé Canada has a wide variety of food, beverage and nutrition products to help you and your family live happier and healthier lives including: Gerber and Good Start, Nescafé, KitKat, Smarties, Aero, Delissio, Häagen-Dazs, Boost, Purina, and Nestlé Waters. Nestlé Canada supports your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Our aim is to create a unique career experience for talented young professionals like you. Join us to find out why, There is more to Life at Nestlé…

Position Snapshot

Business areas: Technical and Production
Job title: Lean Internship
Location: North York

Position Summary

We are looking for a Lean and Continuous Improvement Intern based at our North York location from June to September 2022. This role will have the responsibility to work directly with the Lean/NCE team and other cross functional stakeholders to develop and organize capability building resource material, along with assisting in specific Lean projects enterprise wide.

A day in the life of...

As a lean intern, you will be involved in the creation and maintenance of a central knowledge centre for the purposes of training and capability building, creation and execution of specific communication strategies, and supporting various lean projects. You will work specifically in the Lean/NCE corporate team and will interact with various cross functional stakeholders as needed.

You will also:
•   Translate Microsoft office based training material to on-line and interactive content.
•   Creation of a centralized library/resource centre for Lean tools and content
•   Support and assist virtual training/capability building events
•   Assist in specific lean projects that include basic problem solving, lean office mapping, and creation of standards

What will make you successful

As the successful candidate, you will find savings opportunities and convince others of the new direction, so you will need to be passionate, curious, results focused and really enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. You are a problem solver, who wants to make a difference here at Nestle and inspire the people around you while working. You will also be:

•   Currently enrolled in a university or post-graduate program in operations or communications.
•   Involved in extracurricular activities which demonstrate initiative and leadership.
•   Strong communicator with interpersonal skills.
•   Team player with demonstrated ability to work effectively across all functions and levels.
•   Fast learner, and must be comfortable working within a dynamic, challenging environment.
•   Results and detail-oriented professional with strong analytical and problem solving skills.
•   Proficiency in Microsoft office applications is required.

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting Technical and Production career you’ve always wanted.

What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company. You will also receive developmental feedback throughout your work-term to ensure that you are learning and understanding the importance of Technical and Production within the world’s largest food company. You will also build your business acumen and leadership capabilities and support your development and long-term success.

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate

North York, CA