Made Smarter Internships

SME Manufacturers and Makers in the West of England are looking to digitally transform their businesses as part of Made Smarter West of England.

We're looking for UWE students and recent graduates interested in paid (£12ph), supervised, Internships, focusing on projects to help these organisations do this. Providing Interns with paid, real world, practical experience, a connection to industry and tangible examples for your CVs and future interviews.

Click on the opportunities below or register here to find out about future opportunities that suit your interests.

Part-time positions starting in September 2024

Antrobus Audio

This internship offers the opportunity to develop and implement a crucial element for our new HiFi housing system: an online product configurator. This interactive tool will allow customers to personalize their HiFi unit by specifying desired features and visualizing their selections in real-time.
Applications Open

Spark Product Innovation

Are you a tech-savvy student with a passion for electronics and software? Our dynamic consultancy is on the hunt for an enthusiastic intern to join our brilliant team to work on an exciting and challenging project. Tackling real world challenges and cutting-edge technology gaining hands on experience.
Applications Open

Degusta Food Service

Degusta Food Service is a food distributor company based at the Bristol Fruit Market distribution hub. The company was established in 2014. High ethos and standards, great working environment and aiming to scale up their business offer into other cities soon. The internship will focus on integrating an existing COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) software/service to support Degusta FS Fleet Management - Route Planning processes. There is already a list of potential solutions with a standard offer of functionalities that needs to be revised considering specific Degusta requirements. Integration will be based on available open software and APIs.
Applications Closed

Pinkmans Bakery

Pinkmans is an independent bakery who have been in Bristol for over 8 years. They would like to have an intern create a dashboard to give them a snapshot of real time, operational KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), throughout the day for individual sites and at a group level.

Applications Closed

Mangostone

Mangostone specialises in the fabrication of props, sets, models, creatures, animatronics and sculpture for various industries.
The intern will do a full audit of the materials and chemicals they use and research and propose alternative materials and chemicals.
Applications Closed

Sanoh UK Manufacturing

Sanoh UK is a leading provider of high-quality tubing parts within the Automotive Industry to OEM’s & Tier 1 Manufacturers including Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan & BMW. The opportunity involves evaluating and developing internal documentation to address the gap between our EDI platform, internal production schedules, and ERP system, thereby automating existing processes.
Applications Closed

Formadome UK

Formadome UK is a specialist civil engineering company that specialises in timber bulk storage buildings.
The project is to implement a 3D product configurator that can revolutionize the way customers engage with their brand.

Applications Closed

Sticker it

Sticker it creates the finest custom stickers & labels for brands all over the world.

Working alongside a team of developers, we’re looking to expand our system to work on tablets with a dedicated GUI using an Electron App.
Applications Closed

Hobbs House Bakery

Family run artisan bakery, with over 100 years of heritage.

Project is to assist with new traceability system, by testing software, identifying gaps, & managing the data migration process.

Applications Closed

Sustainable Kitchens

Award winning, bespoke kitchen design, manufacture and installation company.

Project is to transform their systems into a highly productive, intuitive, and user-friendly experience.

Applications Closed

Hello Bio

Hello Bio are looking to modernise their stock management and supply chain processes to automate repetitive tasks and reduce errors. The project may also involve implementing a new customer relationship management (CRM) system. The intern will work to simplify/optimise processes across multiple departments (manufacturing, stock keeping, supply chain and customer service) and implement new processes in a custom web application.
Applications Closed

Altaroute

Experts in design and production of intelligent signage for the UK's Highways. Altaroute is looking for an Intern with interest in web development and AI to develop a web-based system for the support of Altaroute’s asset management processes.

Applications closed

Apex Pumps

Successful Bristol based pump designer and manufacturer, supplying high quality centrifugal pumps worldwide.

Project to map specifications and create 2D and 3D models for commercial use.

Closed for applications

Starling Cycles

Beautiful, award winning, steel framed mountain bikes designed and made in Bristol.

Project to create an application to track the status of bikes being built and ensure stock levels are maintained.

Closed for applications

Plan It Stone

Specialist producers of high end surfaces for luxury kitchens.

Project to help the business to get the most from their current Business Management system and create supporting materials.

Closed for applications