Rimowa Maintenance Intern

About Rimowa

Founded in Cologne in 1898, Rimowa stands as a benchmark of modern luxury travel, renowned for its iconic grooved aluminum suitcases and uncompromising German engineering. As an employer, the Maison offers a distinctive environment where heritage craftsmanship, industrial precision, design innovation, and elevated client experience converge. Part of the LVMH Group, Rimowa provides opportunities across product development, manufacturing, retail, digital, marketing, and corporate functions within an international culture shaped by excellence and forward movement. The brand seeks individuals who value quality, creativity, resilience, and meticulous execution, inviting them to contribute to objects designed not merely to accompany journeys, but to define them.

Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain and update machinery and equipment documentation, including digitizing existing documents and completing records in collaboration with machine suppliers.
• Maintain and monitor data across all maintenance-related areas, including fault records, logbooks, machine inventories, audit lists, industrial trucks and power tools.
• Support the 5S project lead with the 5S project.
• Create bills of materials (BOMs) and implement them in the CMMS tool.
• Support the Head of Maintenance in implementing the ISPRO CMMS maintenance software for reactive maintenance and spare parts management.
• Contribute to preparing risk assessments, operating instructions and safety training documents, and to introducing the SAM training software.
• Record and analyse key performance indicators using Excel and Power BI.
• Support the planning and execution of maintenance measures, including coordination tasks.
• Order spare parts and operating supplies throughout the complete ordering process.
• Support internal inventories and technical interface projects in the production environment across Production, Engineering, R&D and Facilities Management.

Qualifications

• Advanced studies in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• Good technical understanding.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Strong communication skills, an independent working style and a high degree of teamwork.
• Excellent organizational skills combined with a hands-on mentality.
• Basic knowledge of process-improvement methods such as LEAN, 5S, TPM and Six Sigma is an advantage.
• Very good spoken and written German and English are required.
• Confident use of MS Office.
• Initial experience in an industrial company is desirable.
• Experience with Power BI is an advantage.

Skills

Experience

Beginner; initial experience in an industrial company is desirable.

Education

Advanced studies in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering or another engineering discipline.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position is EUR 15 per hour.

Benefits

2.5 paid days of leave per month; flexible working hours; corporate benefits and a 30% discount on the RIMOWA range; an on-site canteen serving freshly prepared, affordable lunches; subsidized Urban Sports Club membership and Deutschlandticket; development opportunities within LVMH; international working environment.

Culture

Rimowa fosters a workplace culture rooted in German engineering, precision craftsmanship, and a forward-looking spirit of innovation. As a global luxury house, it values collaboration, attention to detail, and entrepreneurial thinking, offering teams an environment where heritage and modern design come together to shape exceptional travel experiences.

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