Spring 2024 - Manufacturing Production Co-Op

About Alcon:

As the global leader in eye care, Alcon has built a rich history of providing innovative products to customers and patients all over the world. We’re extremely proud of our legacy and the significant way we’ve helped to shape the industry over the last 70 years, but we’re just getting started. Our relentless passion to eliminate unmet medical needs drives our pursuit to further advance eye health worldwide. We’re looking for exceptionally talented, driven people who want to make a difference. If you’d like to help us change the way the world sees, this is your chance to Be Brilliant!

Position Description:

In this Co-op role, you will have the opportunity to learn what it takes to effectively drive operational performance of a medical device operations manufacturing fluid management systems used to perform life altering vitreoretinal and cataract surgeries from safety, quality, process, and cost perspectives. This will be achieved through actively working in tandem with the Operations Team daily to review operational performance, challenges, and make data-driven decisions to facilitate favorable performance outcomes. In this role, you will gain knowledge of the Consumables product lines, impact of making data-driven decisions, project management, effective communication, how to indirectly influence others, people leadership, and participate in an upcoming new product transfer.   

The Alcon team is looking for a talented and motivated Co-op to join us onsite for the Spring + Summer at the Houston, TX location.

Alcon Co-ops will have the opportunity to not only gain industry experience and network with other Alcon professionals.  They will also have the chance to make a real-world impact by working on meaningful projects that will help patients and customers see brilliantly.  Alcon also offers Co-ops personal and professional development, high visibility and coaching and mentoring opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage Production personnel daily to support and improve safety, quality, and manufacturing processes.  

• Organize, collect, and analyze KPI (Key Performance Indicators) data to self-identify, own, and implement a sustainable cost improvement opportunity.

• Effectively drive 2-3 identified projects through completion in collaboration with the Operations Team driving operational performance results.

We are interested in students desiring to become an Operations Leader post-graduation from the following majors: Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other Engineering/Technical-Related degree; Business Administration with Operations Management/Related background, and/or pursuing an MBA.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to co-op

• Must have a December 2024 graduation date

• Must be pursuing a Bachelors degree or higher

• 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

• Ability to commit to a semester long, full time (40 hrs./week) project 

Preferred Qualifications:

Leadership experience (i.e. organizations/clubs, project team, work experience, etc.), project management, effective verbal and written communication, strong analytical skills.

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 alcon.recruitment@alcon.com 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 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 w