Internship assignment: Getting hands-on experience in Operational Planning

What do we offer

• Work on automation projects with impact around the world.
• Learn from experienced colleagues and take on responsibility from day one.
• Develop your skills and discover where your strengths lie.
• Opportunities to continue your career at AWL after your internship, graduation project or traineeship.

What do we expect

• Education level: MBO level 3 or 4, or a comparable vocational program, such as Logistics, Business Administration, or Planning;
• Accurate and administratively strong, with good skills in digital systems and Microsoft Excel;
• Communicative, comfortable requesting information, and service-oriented;
• Collaborative, practical, and results-oriented;
• Eager to learn and able to work increasingly independently.

About this vacancy

Assignment

Would you like to experience how day-to-day workforce planning works within an international machine-building company?

During this internship, you will participate in the operational planning process and help keep the schedule accurate, current, and reliable.

Objectives

• Learn the complete daily and weekly operational planning cycle;
• Enter workforce and capacity requests into the planning tool;
• Record sick leave, vacation, other leave, and changes in availability;
• Review the schedule for open shifts, double bookings, and overstaffing;
• Collaborate with planners and team leaders and develop a practical improvement proposal.

You will work alongside the Planning team by reviewing and processing requests, recording changes, managing absences, and supporting weekly scheduling. You will also create a checklist and develop one specific improvement that reduces errors or manual work.Application process

• Your application

Great that you’ve applied! We’ll review your application carefully and get back to you within a week.

• First interview

You’ll meet with a recruiter and/or hiring manager to discuss your experience, motivation, and the role.

• The next interview

A deeper conversation with the team about the (technical) aspects of the role and how you would collaborate day to day.

• The assessment

Depending on the role, we may include a practical or skills assessment.

• The offer

When it’s a match, we’ll share an offer and walk you through next steps to join AWL.