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Packaging Corporation of America · 1 day ago

Mechanical Engineering Co-op Summer 2026- Fall 2026: Counce Mill

Counce, TN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a Fortune 500 company focused on corrugated packaging and white paper solutions. They are seeking Mechanical Engineering Co-op students for Summer and Fall 2026, where participants will engage in meaningful work, manage projects, and improve their engineering skills in a high-energy environment.

Business DevelopmentManufacturingPackaging Services

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

You will work on various Capital projects throughout the mill

You will learn the project process starting from the funding request through completion of the job

Skills learned or improved will be planning/estimating, introduction to engineering design, contractor field oversight, AutoCAD, PCA’s CMMS program called TRIDENT, Microsoft Office, working with multi-discipline teams, etc

You will be mentored by Area Reliability Engineers as a resource on daily troubleshooting issues

Work on special project assignments with Reliability Engineers

You will focus on predictive and preventive maintenance techniques to improve equipment reliability

Examples are lubrication techniques, optical alignment and vibration analysis

You will learn best practice maintenance and assist in root cause failure analysis process to resolve equipment failures

You will have the opportunity to work a variety of equipment and have the to explore a wide range of working environments

Second and third term students will be assigned additional job duties to further their development

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringAutoCADTRIDENT CMMSPredictive MaintenancePreventive MaintenanceCommunication SkillsLeadership QualitiesProject Management

Required

Must be currently enrolled at Mississippi State University, The University of Mississippi, Auburn University, University of Alabama, University of Maine, University of Cincinnati, University of North Carolina State, Texas A&M University, University of Miami Ohio, Tennessee Technology University, or any University of TN and majoring in Mechanical Engineering or a related field and have completed the freshman year

A minimum grade point average of 3.0/4.0 is required

Must be a permanent U.S. resident

Preferred

Students that sign up for interviews through University during the Career Fairs and On-Campus Interview days will be given first consideration

Company

Packaging Corporation of America

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is the fourth largest producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United It is a sub-organization of vapepackagingboxes.

Founded in 1959