Packaging Engineering Intern- 2027, 6-8 month Co-Op

smucker; Orrville (OH); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Fitness center access

Job summary

Smucker is offering a Packaging Intern position in Orrville, Ohio, inside the Packaging lab. You will apply data-driven methods, support sustainability goals, and collaborate with Marketing, Procurement, Operations and Creative to drive tangible packaging improvements.

The role is hybrid with 60% in-office, 6-8 month or 3-month summer options. Projects include evaluating packaging materials, test methods like vibration, drop, compression, and maintaining documentation.

Qualifications

• Sophomore, junior or senior standing in Packaging Engineering.
• Strong time-management, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Interest in sustainability and data-based decision making.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with external supply base to improve structure while evaluating sustainability and cost.
• Support material evaluation activities including data collection and statistics.
• Perform packaging tests such as Vibration, Drop, Side Impact, Compression, Tensile and Burst.
• Maintain technical documentation, How2Recycle database, pallet patterns and drawings.
• Assist production line assessments of alternative packaging solutions.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Sophomore/Junior/Senior Packaging Engineering

Job description

Your Opportunity as a Packaging Intern

As an intern within our Packaging department, you will leverage the state-of-the-art packaging lab to enable data-based decision making through the use of a variety of test methods. You will contribute to packaging sustainability goals by implementing source reduction/cost reduction on a variety of materials. Collaborate with internal business partners such as Marketing, Procurement, Operations and Creative to enable meaningful packaging improvements visible on store shelves and in the pantry o f Consumers.

Location: Orrville, Corporate Offices

Work Arrangements: Hybrid, 6 0 % in office expectations

Work Schedule: We are looking for students who are available for 6 -8 months (from Jan - Aug or May - De cember ), but are open to students who are available for a 3-month summer internship (May - August) . Please indicate your availability on the application.

In this role you will:

• Collaborate with external supply base to bring your ideas to life by identifying structure improvements while evaluating the impact on sustainability, production line efficiency and material cost.
• Support ongoing material evaluation activities, including data collection and statistical analysis for a variety of packaging types ( e . g . rigid containers, closures, flexible films, cartons and corrugated).
• Complete a variety of packaging test methods and subsequent documentation such as Vibration, Drop, Side Impact, Compression, T ensile and Burst Tests.
• Maintain technical documentation, including How2Recycle database, pallet patterns, technical drawings and assembly instructions.
• Support production line assessments of alternative packaging solutions

Examples of Projects:

• Size and test primary and secondary packaging components for new products
• Evaluate sustainable packaging material options
• Paperboard tray redesign (optimization)
• Label s ubstrate chang e
• Portion control sealing optimization
• Warehouse Pallet Stacking Optimization

What we are looking for:

• A Sophomore , Junior or Senior standing in school with requisite educational experience in Packaging Engineering
• A well-rounded skill set including strong time-management, communication, and teamwork skills

Why Choose the J.M. Smucker Company's Internship Program?

Are you seeking an exceptional internship experience at a Fortune 500 company? At Smucker, we are dedicated to providing a world-class, award-winning internship that offers you the opportunity to:

• Learn: Unlock your potential in a collaborative and supportive environment where you are treated like a true peer and challenged to be your best.
• Grow: Benefit from hands‑on training with a dedicated mentor and connect with peers and leaders throughout the company.
• Lead: Contribute to high-profile projects that support our Company's growing categories like snacks, coffee and pet food.

Additional Perks:

Along with engaging work, we offer a variety of benefits to ensure your internship is both rewarding and memorable. These include:

• Unique opportunities to network and interact with company leadership
• Customized professional development sessions
• Networking events and social outings with fellow interns
• Access to a fully equipped fitness center, complete with a basketball court, indoor walking track, and recreational league sports
• The Orchard, our gourmet cafeteria, offering breakfast and lunch with seasonal and locally-sourced ingredients
• A competitive compensation package, including paid corporate holidays
• Compensation range: $22 - $27/hr
• Actual hourly rate is determined based upon the year of college that will be completed at the start of the internship
• Employee discounts at our Company Store
• A housing stipend for interns relocating for the program
• Experience an internship where you can learn, grow, and lead - all while being part of something special at Smucker.

Learn more about working at Smucker:

• Our Internship Program
• Delivering on Our Purpose
• Our Continued Commitment to Ensuring a Workplace for All

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The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs , and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.