The QIMA story
At QIMA, we are on a mission to offer our clients smart solutions to make products you can trust. Operating in over 100 countries, we serve the consumer products, food, and life sciences industries and help more than 30,000 brands, retailers, manufacturers, and growers achieve quality excellence. We combine on-the-ground expertise with digital solutions that bring accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data. What sets us apart is our unique culture.
Our 5,000 Qimers live and make decisions every day by our QIMA Values. With client passion, integrity, and a commitment to making things simple, we disrupted the Testing, Inspection, and Certification industry. Are you ready to hop on this exciting ride with us and help us achieve our mission?
Our Consumer Goods Division is dedicated to helping brands, retailers and manufacturers worldwide deliver safe, quality and ethically made products to their consumers. Every day at work, our inspectors, auditors, and lab techs use their expertise to help safeguard the products you use every day in your home: from clothes and footwear to toys and baby products, to electronics, appliances, and furniture.
The internship missions
Process Analysis & Mapping: Assess current operational workflows, collect data, and identify inefficiencies, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Optimization & Automation: Design and implement solutions to streamline processes, reduce waste, and improve overall performance, leveraging Lean Six Sigma and digital tools.
Project Management: Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives across departments, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives.
Collaboration with Stakeholders: Work closely with operations, IT, quality, and management teams to ensure improvements are realistic, sustainable, and adopted by end users.
Documentation & Reporting: Develop clear documentation of processes, methodologies, and changes. Track KPIs and prepare reports to measure the impact of initiatives.
Continuous Improvement Culture: Promote best practices, provide training to colleagues on improvement methodologies, and foster a mindset of innovation and operational excellence.
The profile
Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a bachelor’s degree in engineering, IT/Technology, Quality, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
Proficient in English (spoken and written).
Interest or experience in consumer goods, supply chain, quality control, or operations is a plus.
Good IT skills and comfortable using digital tools.
Able to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
Proactive, eager to learn, and ready to tackle new challenges.