2027 Spring/Summer LS Engineering Co-op
Alcon
Summary
Join Alcon's Vision Care Manufacturing team in Johns Creek, Georgia, for a Spring/Summer 2027 co-op with the LS Process Excellence team. You will gain hands-on experience supporting manufacturing performance improvements, evaluating technical solutions, and helping implement changes in a state-of-the-art contact lens production facility.
Job description
The Johns Creek facility is expanding its advanced manufacturing capabilities to meet growing demand, manage product complexity, and increase flexibility across contact lens products.
In this role, you will work with production technicians, mechanics, engineers, and managers to identify opportunities, analyze performance, and support sustainable improvements.
Key Responsibilities
- Support LS3 overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) improvement initiatives by reviewing performance data and identifying loss-reduction opportunities.
- Plan, document, and execute engineering studies to evaluate proposed process or equipment improvements.
- Analyze study results, summarize findings, and present recommendations to project stakeholders.
- Develop change requests and supporting documentation for approved concepts.
- Collaborate across production, maintenance, engineering, and management to implement and sustain improvements.
Requirements
- Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to co-op, and at least one additional semester following the co-op.
- Must be pursuing at least a Bachelors degree in Communications, Human Resources, Project management, Learning & Development, Marketing, or related major.
- 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 without requiring sponsorship (students on an F1 visa with CPT can be accommodated)
- Ability to commit to a spring + summer co-op that is full time (40 hrs per week)
Company overview
Alcon Inc. is the global leader in eye care, dedicated to helping people see brilliantly. Founded in 1945 as a small pharmacy in Fort Worth, Texas, the company has grown into the world's largest eye care device company with complementary businesses in Surgical and Vision Care. As a Swiss-American multinational corporation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with major operations in Fort Worth, Texas, Alcon operates in 60 countries and serves patients in over 140 countries. The company's Surgical segment focuses on ophthalmic products for cataract surgery, vitreoretinal surgery, refractive laser surgery, and glaucoma surgery, including implantables, consumables, and surgical equipment. The Vision Care segment comprises daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses, along with a comprehensive portfolio of ocular health products for dry eye, contact lens care, and ocular allergies. With over 75 years of heritage, Alcon has a long history of industry firsts and makes substantial annual investments in research and development to meet evolving customer needs and advance patient care. The company became an independent publicly-traded entity in 2019 after spinning off from Novartis.