WestRock Company · 3 months ago
Engineering Intern Summer 2026, Plant Operations
Atlanta, GA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerWestRock Company is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions, dedicated to creating efficient and scalable solutions to complex packaging challenges. The Engineering Intern will gain hands-on experience in manufacturing or corporate environments, focusing on cost savings, environmental, and sustainability efforts while promoting safety and process improvement.
CommercialManufacturingPackaging ServicesPaper ManufacturingSustainability
Responsibilities
Develop and apply skills to help increase efficiency, reliability, and productivity within Smurfit-Westrock's manufacturing, converting, or support groups
Analyze data sets to identify key insights and provide value-based solutions
Seek out and promote innovative solutions to operational challenges and support maintenance activities with a focus on preventative maintenance
Identify root cause problems through troubleshooting issues to identify areas of opportunities
Report project discovery findings to managers, teams, and senior leadership
Serve as safety champion by understanding and enforcing department, plant or mill safety policies
Manage day-to-day activities of assigned roles, complete project tasks, and implement new processes
Communicate cross-functionally about technical and project findings
Collaborate closely with assigned team members to complete project tasks
Qualification
Required
Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited engineering college/university program
Should be pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Science/Engineering, or other related disciplines
Demonstrates an interest, willingness, and drive to learn new things; seeks to understand concepts, processes, and ideas within area of functional expertise; naturally inquisitive; sets meaningful goals for personal work productivity
Excellent verbal and written communication skills: Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas, and messages through written, verbal, and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience; listens carefully and attentively
Has an eye for recognizing errors or differences; plans and completes work with thoroughness, giving attention to specific information and individual details, conditions, necessary record keeping, and elements of that work
Strong attention to detail and Problem-Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations; demonstrates tackling a problem by using a logical, systematic, or sequential approach
Ability to organize and prioritize workload: Plans, arranges and/or monitors work to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectives
Demonstrates agility, flexibility, and a willingness to modify one's approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information
Collaboration: Works effectively with others to complete a task or achieve a common objective; ability to cooperate in both interpersonal and team relationships to foster enthusiasm and maintain mutual trust, candor, and respect for others. Works through conflict constructively
Benefits
Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
Company
WestRock Company
Smurfit Westrock is the global leader of paper-based packaging solutions.
Founded in 1953
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (14)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2023-09-12Acquired
2015-07-02IPO
Leadership Team
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Samuel Shoemaker
President, Consumer Packaging
Recent News
2026-01-09
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