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Packaging Engineer Intern

Packaging Engineer Intern

Minerals TechnologiesHoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
9 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops produces and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets including household and personal care paper foundry steel construction and environmental solutions around the world.

MTI focuses on two major segments Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions .

Our Consumer & Specialties segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines.

Our Engineered Solutions segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines.

MTI is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all our offices around the world our differences are respected and valued as essential to MTIs continued growth and innovation. Our goal is to ensure that all employees at MTI experience our workplace as a welcoming and respectful environment where they can achieve their full potential.

Are you looking to join a fast-paced collaborative team in a global manufacturing organization You will have an opportunity to work with an experienced group of professionals that will not only provide you with challenging work but will mentor and encourage you to learn and grow.

If you are a student looking for a challenging work experience consider this paid internship opportunity! You will not only have the chance to gain experience in your chosen career field but also gain an invaluable overview of our career opportunities and diversified product lines. Plus you will have an opportunity to learn the business fundamentals and contribute a fresh new perspective to us.

In addition to practical work experience our internship programs include various activities all intended to enhance your personal and professional development. We are interested in candidates who are highly motivated and have excellent interpersonal skills recognized leadership experience and outstanding academic records. Generally undergraduate students selected for the program have completed their sophomore year. Summer internships are typically 11 weeks in length but can vary.

Responsibilities

Job Summary

As a Packaging Engineer Intern youll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design test and improve packaging solutions. Youll gain hands-on experience in packaging development sustainability initiatives and supply chain integration while contributing to real-world projects that impact our operations and brand.

Primary Duties

  • Assist in the design and development of primary secondary and tertiary packaging
  • Conduct performance testing (e.g. drop vibration compression) and analyze results
  • Support sustainability efforts by evaluating eco-friendly materials and designs
  • Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to optimize packaging for cost and efficiency
  • Document packaging specifications and support compliance with regulatory standards
  • Participate in packaging line trials and troubleshoot packaging-related issues
  • Present findings and recommendations to engineering and operations leadership

OE / Lean

  • Understands and / or actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes such as 5S Kaizen Daily Management Control Standard Work and Problem Solving.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications / Requirements

    The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge skills and / or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

    Major / Relevant Field of Study : Mechanical Engineering Industrial Design or related field

    Requirements :

  • Ability to create and follow project work plans.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Familiarity with CAD software
  • Knowledge of packaging materials
  • Passion for sustainability and innovation in packaging
  • Use Microsoft office and data analysis tools
  • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
  • Willingness to work in a hand-on shop-floor environment
  • Work Hours : As agreed upon based on intern availability and business needs.

    Safety Training : A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is required to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual or through the online training system. Additionally an employee must be provided further training if a job duty / task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employees position.

    Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by government regulations.

    Required Experience :

    Intern

    Key Skills

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    Employment Type : Intern

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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