Manufacturing Engineering Co-op - Spring 2025

Description & Requirements

WestRock (NYSE : WRK) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose : Innovate Boldly.

Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to more fiber-based packaging forward.

Manufacturing Engineering Spring Co-op 2025 Various Locations

Job Summary : Our WestRock Early Careers Engineering Intern / Co-op will gain a hands-on experience in one of WestRock’s manufacturing, research & development, or corporate environments focusing in areas such as cost savings, environmental, and / or sustainability efforts.

Throughout the assignments, there will be a heavy emphasis placed on safety, teamwork, and process improvement. By the end of the assignment, this experience will have positively contributed to your curriculum and career goals in preparation for life after college.

Spring 2025 Opportunities and Locations : We are currently recruiting for multiple Co-op positions to support our Mill Operations.

Co-op opportunities are available and based in various locations across the U.S. within manufacturing facilities. By applying for this position, you may be considered for all available opportunities (available location examples listed below).

AlabamaFloridaGeorgiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTexasVirginia

• Internship and co-op openings will vary by location and term. Openings will be filled in order of business priority, job function, and in order of application.
• The work term for Spring 2025 Co-ops is January May 2025. In this position, you are expected to work a full-time schedule.

Major Job Responsibilities :

Business Excellence

• Develop and apply skills to help increase efficiency, reliability, and productivity within 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
• Gain exposure to one or more of the following fields within the Pulp, Paper and Packaging Manufacturing Industry Process Engineering, Process Controls and Automation, Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Maintenance & Reliability, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Research & Development, etc.

People & Culture

• Communicate cross-functionally about technical and project findings
• Collaborate closely with assigned team members to complete project tasks

Critical Skills / Capabilities :

Growth and Results Oriented : 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

Communication : 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

• Detail-Oriented : 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
• 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

• Organizational Skills : Plans, arranges and / or monitors work to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectives
• Adaptability : 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

Technical Skills :

Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Work Environment :

• Work in an office within the plant environment
• Be comfortable working in an industrial / manufacturing work setting where applicable
• Be able to Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations

Experience :

Preferred : Minimum course experience as recommended per position in related field

Education :

Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited engineering college / university program. Majors may include (but are not limited to) : Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Materials Science / Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Science / Engineering, Paper Science / Engineering.

WestRock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included.

WestRock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.