Are you interested in how Heineken builds new breweries? Are you passionate about AI and digital innovations and ready to experiment with the future of industrial engineering? Then this internship is for you.
The internship
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, creative and digitally savvy intern to explore opportunities for digital tooling and AI in daily design, procurement and execution work for capital investment projects, including building new breweries across the world. The aim is to increase efficiency, enable more flexible designs and deliver designs and projects faster.
Activities
- Collaborate with brewing, packaging, utilities, civil and automation engineers to explore and test opportunities.
- Develop and pilot use cases.
- Prepare for implementation into HEINEKEN’s Capital Excellence ways of working.
- Present accomplishments and learnings at the end of the assignment.
This is not an internship where you spend months writing a report about what could be possible. You will explore, experiment, prototype and demonstrate what is possible.
Use case examples
- Improve the quality and consistency of project specifications.
- Capture results, learnings and best practices from capital projects.
- Develop AI agents for engineers.
- Use AI to automate comparisons of quotes and create purchasing advice.
- Design data engineering solutions.
- Create measurable KPIs to show OT security performance across sites worldwide.
Your new team and workplace
You will join the process automation and advanced technologies team within Global Projects & Engineering Supply Chain. The team designs, plans and builds breweries around the world using HEINEKEN’s Capex Excellence principles, collaborating with operating companies and suppliers to achieve results within budget, on time and according to agreed quality.
During your internship, you will have opportunities to get to know HEINEKEN across departments. You will be trusted and empowered to work with an entrepreneurial mindset, with guidance suited to your needs.
What a day in the internship could look like
You might experiment with new ideas, turn automated results into something useful, discuss findings with engineers working on real projects, join project meetings and attend informal sessions such as the P&E coffee meeting. You may also support the team, help organize an event or exchange ideas with colleagues from different disciplines.
The unique you
HEINEKEN is looking for someone with energy, drive and ambition to grow who is:
- Currently enrolled in a technical or business administration bachelor’s or master’s degree, such as Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Artificial Intelligence, Automation or SMART Industry.
- Passionate about digital developments.
- Smart with AI tools and curious about what else they can do.
- Good at turning an idea into a quick prototype.
- Comfortable working independently and challenging existing ways of working.
- Interested in manufacturing, automation and engineering.
- An active listener and easy communicator.
Even if you do not meet all the criteria, HEINEKEN encourages you to apply.
Conditions of HEINEKEN
- You must be enrolled at an educational institution for the entire duration of the internship and provide proof of enrollment for the current academic year during onboarding.
- Non-EU nationals must be registered as an intern with a Dutch educational institution. EU nationals may also be registered at educational institutions outside the EU.
- You must reside in the Netherlands for the entire duration of the internship.
- HEINEKEN does not provide housing.
- You must have a valid citizen service number (BSN).
Our Internship Conditions
- Full-time research internship starting February 1, 2027.
- Duration of 5 or 6 months, to be agreed with the internship supervisor.
- Home office located in Amsterdam.
- Hybrid working model, typically three days per week at the office and two days working from home.
- Monthly internship allowance of €650 gross based on a 40-hour workweek.
- Two vacation days per month based on a full-time internship.
- Full reimbursement of commuting costs if you do not have a public transport student subscription.
Interested?
Apply via the green “Apply Now” button. Include your CV and a motivation letter explaining why this internship appeals to you.
For questions about the vacancy, contact [email protected].
Working at HEINEKEN
HEINEKEN works to create a pleasant environment where everyone feels respected and has equal opportunities. The company’s brands include Heineken 0.0, Apple Bandit, Amstel Radler and Birra Moretti.