Corporate Safety & Health Internship Program

Job Description

About the Job: Corporate Safety & Health Internship Program

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. As materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers, and manufacturing experts, we share a common purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence, we leverage leading science and technology to advance fiber-based packaging.

Opportunity Summary

The Smurfit Westrock Safety and Health Internship Program offers a unique opportunity to gain meaningful, real-world experience. Interns will:

• Gain exposure to the diverse products manufactured by Smurfit Westrock.
• Experience the wide array of safety functions and responsibilities inherent in a Safety Leader role at a manufacturing location.
• Participate in planned career networking events.
• Receive focused mentoring to prepare for a career within Smurfit Westrock.

Successful candidates will develop a basic understanding of Smurfit Westrock’s safety programs, policies, and procedures. Interns may be placed in one of the following areas of concentration, among others:

• Occupational safety & health
• Industrial hygiene
• Fire safety / hazardous materials
• Ergonomics
• Systems safety / process safety
• Environmental safety
• Emergency preparedness

Program locations will be assigned prior to the start of your internship, with opportunities available nationwide.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental, Health & Safety, Occupational Safety & Health, Industrial Hygiene, or another science field.
• Rising Junior or a Senior (undergraduate) preferred.
• Willing to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
• Willing to work around moving or heavy equipment.
• Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.

Smurfit WestRock is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.