Intern

Company:  Pregis LLC

Location:  Pregis IQ, Aurora, IL

Position:  Sustainable Packaging Solutions Intern

Reports to: Sr. Manager – IQ Services

Duration:  6 months

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Pregis LLC & Pregis IQa customer-driven solutions provider of innovative protective packaging materials, packaging development and testing, equipment systems, and surface protection. As a material neutral company, Pregis works with its customers to find the correct solution to solve their business challenges. Pregis serves a wide variety of consumer and industrial market segments including food, pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical devices, agricultural, e-commerce, retail, appliance, automotive, transportation, furniture, electronics, building/construction, and military/aerospace. For more information: www.pregis.com

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The Sustainable Packaging Solutions Intern will be part of a team of packaging engineers responsible for design, development, and testing of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.  Pregis engineers use a material neutral approach and consultative strategy to develop packaging solutions for the most demanding shipping environments.  This team member will be exposed to a variety of products and materials during the internship, in which they will support the design and testing processes.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Packaging design and development to meet our client’s needs and applications
• Perform distribution testing in our ISTA certified testing lab
• Create packaging analysis reports as a deliverable to the client
• Produce samples and prototypes as part of the proposed solution to the client
• Utilize SolidWorks, ArtiosCAD, and CAD cutting table for package prototyping
• Personal management of multiple projects with critical timelines
• Collaborate with sales and clients to seek the most optimal packaging solution

JOB REQUIREMENTS: 

Education & Skills:

• Currently enrolled in a Packaging program at a recognized university
• Junior or Senior status with the university
• 3.0 or higher GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable with presentations and public speaking
• Exposure to and basic proficiency in software packages, including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.), AutoCAD and/or Solid Works, Cape/Tops