Working Student (m/f/d) - Operations Management

Your Mission

Ramp-up the next generation of Battery recycling plants:

• You support the operations team in ramp-up projects for new cylib sites, including preparing plans, tracking milestones and following up on open points.
• You prepare presentations, meeting agendas, and other management documentation for C-Level.

Connect circularity with operational excellence:

• You collect, structure and analyse operational data from production and site activities.
• You develop optimisation approaches for production KPIs and help identify improvement opportunities.
• You connect circularity targets with operational excellence by contributing to efficient and resource-conscious production processes.
• You create, maintain and improve process documentation, standard operating procedures and work instructions.
• You contribute your own ideas to continuously improve operational processes, reporting and ways of working.

Qualifications And Requirements

• You are currently enrolled in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineering, business engineering or a comparable field.
• Ideally, you bring initial practical or academic experience in production, operational excellence, or process optimisation – for example through an internship.
• You have good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• You are interested in battery recycling, industrial production or the process industry.
• You work in a structured, reliable and independent way and keep track of multiple tasks at the same time.
• You enjoy working with operational data and translating analyses into practical improvement opportunities.
• You communicate confidently in English; German skills are a plus.
• You are available for 12–20 hours per week over a period of at least six months.
• You are willing to work on-site at our Aachen office and to travel occasionally.

Why Us?

• You take ownership from day one – after an intensive onboarding, you'll build something unique with us and shape outcomes with real impact on results.
• You work on something that truly matters – with your contribution, you strengthen Europe's battery supply chains and make circular economy a reality on an industrial scale.
• You're part of a mission-driven team – in a fast-paced scale-up environment, we live collaboration, because we can only move things forward together.
• You work to the highest standards – we combine the professionalism of leading industry with the innovative power of a top-tier, research-driven technology team.

• You are currently enrolled in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineering, business engineering or a comparable field.
• Ideally, you bring initial practical or academic experience in production, operational excellence, or process optimisation – for example through an internship.
• You have good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• You are interested in battery recycling, industrial production or the process industry.
• You work in a structured, reliable and independent way and keep track of multiple tasks at the same time.
• You enjoy working with operational data and translating analyses into practical improvement opportunities.
• You communicate confidently in English; German skills are a plus.
• You are available for 12–20 hours per week over a period of at least six months.
• You are willing to work on-site at our Aachen office and to travel occasionally.