Intern: Packaging Engineer (Summer 2025)

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

Who are we?

Service Market Logistics (SML) is part of Group Trucks Operations (GTO). We are an organization of approximately 4,000 employees globally in more than 40 locations. Every day, we are delivering world-class operational excellence for our customers, based upon smart logistics solutions. Our job is to develop, manage and optimize the Service Market supply chain for all Volvo Group brands and JV’s. The scope for Service Market Logistics includes Flow Optimization, Inventory Management, Distribution Center operations, Customs & Trade, as well as the development of logistics solutions to ensure the highest possible parts availability, delivery precision and quality everywhere in the world. We strive for an innovative and diverse workplace, exercising the Volvo Group values with high focus on customer success.

About this role

The Packaging Engineering Intern position will primarily be responsible for working with supplier packaging development. This entails working with Purchasing, Procurement, Parts Marketing and the Warehouse and acting as liaison for Global Packaging initiatives.

 

The Packaging Engineering Intern position provides you with the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge and skills in a professional environment, and to promote your career goals through contact with professionals in your field of study. The intern experience enables you to participate in professional activities for Volvo Group Service Market Logistics by working on projects for Service Market Global Packaging. Intern positions are structured learning experiences where interns and our full-time professionals work together on projects within their selected organization. The intern position allows students to integrate knowledge and skills in a manner that is mutually beneficial to the student and Volvo Group Service Market Logistics.

 

The internship position begins Summer 2025, and the specific workdays and hours will be flexible, but agreed upon with the hiring manager.

What you will do

·  Develop and Drive initial packaging set-up from material suppliers and ensure that the solution is the most cost-effective and secure throughout the entire supply chain.
·  Set-up, change and update packaging specifications in Warehouse Management Systems.
·  Secure that the part is well-protected throughout the logistics chain.
·  Actively work to decrease the total cost in the logistics chain.
·  Initiate, analyze and negotiate with suppliers for implementing supplier packaging.
·  Handling of packaging issues concerning supplier-packed parts at our warehouses, 3PL’s, suppliers and dealers.

 

Professional Objectives:

·  Weekly Writing Assignments: Brief written summaries of the learning experiences and project updates will be required.
·  Project Presentations: Formal project presentations will be required to be presented to peers, management, and senior leaders within the organization.
·  Performance Feedback: Throughout the entire experience, the manager will provide verbal and written feedback on work performance. At the end of the internship, each intern will be given a formal written evaluation based on their work performance.

Who are you?

Essential Skills and Minimum Education Requirements:

·  Applicants must be currently enrolled and pursuing a degree in Packaging Engineering Studies, or a related field, at an accredited school.
·  Applicants should be interested in pursuing a professional career in Packaging Engineering with a specific interest in automotive and aftermarket packaging.
·  Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
·  Ability to read engineering drawings.
·  Applicants must have completed 30 semester hours prior to the start of the internship and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
·  Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint).

 

Personal Competencies:

·  Effective professional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
·  Strong interpersonal skills
·  Customer Oriented
·  Technical Skills
·  Peer Relationships
·  Integrity and Trust
·  Standing Alone
·  Action Oriented
·  Perseverance

 

Expected Commitment:

This internship allows the intern to work up to 40 hours per week during the Summer 2025 semester, with the specific working schedule to be agreed upon with the hiring manager.

What’s in it for you?

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For all intern and co-op positions, the hourly range is set at $16.00 - $46.00.The hourly rate for these roles is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, academic classification, and degree seeking area of study. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
    
    We also offer the following benefits to interns and co-ops: 
        • Housing assistance
        • Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization
        • Training and personal development

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. 

 

Who we are and what we believe in 
Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

 

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities. 

 

Group Trucks Operations encompasses all production of the Group’s manufacturing of Volvo, Renault and Mack trucks, as well as engines and transmissions. We also orchestrate the spare parts distribution for Volvo Group’s customers globally and design, operate and optimize logistics and supply chains for all brands. We count 30,000 employees at 30 plants and 50 distribution centers across the globe. Our global footprint offers an opportunity for an international career in a state-of-the-art industrial environment, where continuous improvement is the foundation. As our planet is facing great challenges, we - one of the largest industrial organizations in the world - stand at the forefront of innovation. We are ready to rise to the challenge. Would you like to join us?

Job Category:  Engineering

Organization:  Group Trucks Operations

Travel Required:  No Travel Required

Requisition ID:  15571