Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.

Job Requisition #:

028462 Summer 2025 Packaging Engineering Intern (Open)

Job Description:

Ready to ignite your career? Discover excitement and opportunity with Greif.

Greif offers a unique opportunity to learn, inspire and make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always valued. As a leader in industrial packaging, Greif is dedicated to creating solutions for life’s essentials, with colleagues delivering legendary customer service in over 35 countries.

Awarded the prestigious 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award and 2024 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace,  Greif is committed to sustainability and values every team member as a colleague. Our journey towards becoming the best-performing customer service company isn’t just about metrics; it’s about the people and strategies that define us.

Ready to shape your career journey in a company as unique as you?

You've come to the right place.

Responsibilities:

Unlock invaluable corporate experience and propel your engineering career to new heights.

An intern at Greif will enable you to:

• Apply academic knowledge to real-world scenarios, gaining industry experience
• Access professional development opportunities and learning material
• Gain clarity on your academic and career interests, as well as goals
• Assimilate into a corporate team environment

You will have the opportunity to:

• Assist in engineering assignments and ongoing projects
• Familiarize yourself with departmental functions
• Attend events and functions including social networking events and roundtables
• Contribute meaningfully to performance goals and assigned projects
• Packaging Design – Develop and design packaging solutions that protect products during transportation, storage, and distribution.
• Data Collection/Entry – Collect data on different processes and enter data into Excel. Must be able to format data in Excel for analysis.
• Continuous Improvement – Identify opportunities for improvement in packaging designs and manufacturing processes through research, analysis, and collaboration with colleagues.
• Project Management – Must be able to organize/manage projects from implementation to completion.
• Collaboration – Coordinate with cross-functional teams such as manufacturing, sales, and quality to implement projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Packaging Science Engineering, Industrial, or Mechanical
• Minimum completion of two years or more of college preferred prior to the start of your internship
• Good academic standing with your Engineering major and school
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Able to work 40 hours for the duration for the internship, May 19, 2025 to August 15, 2025

What sets you apart:

• Strong academic background, with a preferred GPA of 3.5 or above  
• Understanding of basic Engineering principles and relevant functions
• Relevant work experience or involvement with professional clubs/organizations
• Ability to work effectively both independently and on a team
• Curiosity and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in understanding materials properties, packaging machinery, and design software (SolidWorks, AutoCAD)
• Analytical Skills – Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to improve processes
• Excellent written and oral communication, organizational, time management, analytical, and adaptability skills

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EEO Statement:

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We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, gender, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, or veteran status. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran. For more information read Greif’s Equal Opportunity Policy.