Intern - Maintenance & Reliability (m/w/d)

Cuxhaven

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Veröffentlicht am 22.10.2025
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Intern - Maintenance & Reliability (m/w/d)

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At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Opportunity

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Maintenance & Reliability Intern to spearhead a critical project for our engineering team. This is a hands-on role focused on strengthening our asset management strategy by building our entire spare parts management system from the ground up within SAP.

What You'll Do:

Build the Foundation: Consolidate all existing spare parts information from various sources to create the first-ever master data list for our site.

Technical Data Acquisition: Proactively contact equipment vendors and technical partners to acquire missing spare parts lists and specifications.

Reliability & Criticality Analysis: Perform a systematic criticality assessment on all spare parts to determine their impact on equipment uptime. You will also support the broader Asset Criticality Assessment for site equipment, a key input for our maintenance strategy.

CMMS/SAP Implementation: Prepare and execute the migration of the complete, clean spare parts list into our SAP CMMS, transforming it into a powerful tool for maintenance planning and execution.

Develop Inventory Strategy: Define initial procurement rules in SAP (, safety stocks, re-order points) based on part criticality, vendor lead times, and consumption data to ensure the right parts are available when needed.

Ensure Data Integrity & Train Users: Conduct data validation checks post-migration and support the training of our maintenance technicians on the new workflow, empowering them to maintain data accuracy.

Who You Are:

Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a closely related technical field.

A strong, interest in maintenance, reliability, asset management, and operational excellence.

Highly organized with a methodical approach to data management and problem-solving.

An excellent communicator, .

Proficient in Microsoft Excel for data manipulation and analysis.

Fluency in both German and English (written and spoken) is required.

Bonus Points: Familiarity with maintenance concepts like preventive maintenance (PM), CMMS, or Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) . Prior exposure to SAP is desirable.

What We Offer

A chance to own a project that delivers tangible improvements in plant reliability and efficiency.

Direct mentorship from experienced engineers and SAP experts in a supportive team environment.

Deep, practical experience in the fundamentals of modern Maintenance & Reliability.

The opportunity to learn how a strategic approach to spare parts management directly impacts equipment uptime.

Please upload your current enrollment certificate, a current transcript of grades, and an excerpt from the current study regulations regarding the completion of a mandatory internship, as these are essential for processing your application!

Standort

Elanco, Cuxhaven

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