2026 Packaging Co-Op

Unilever • Trumbull, CT

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About The Position

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in more than 190 countries. In the United States, the portfolio includes brand icons such as: Axe, Degree, Dove personal care products, Hellmann’s, Knorr, Nexxus, TRESemmé and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of Companies. We are developing our brands for people’s lives today and for the changing environment tomorrow – aiming to make sustainable living commonplace. Unilever offers vast and exciting career paths within R&D. Creating new innovations and enhancing our existing brand portfolio – it’s all yours in Unilever’s R&D Packaging function. As a Packaging Co-op at Unilever, you will learn how we develop packaging using the latest technologies, bringing new innovations to life for our consumers. Bring your imagination and technical expertise to help develop superior products in an ever-evolving consumer marketplace. Packaging Co-op opportunities are in CT and NJ. With guidance from a mentor and manager, Packaging Co-ops will support and then lead projects. You’ll represent R&D Packaging on cross-functional teams and be empowered to manage your own projects, making valuable contributions to the business and touching a wide array of packaging formats.

Requirements

• Undergraduate candidate with Junior or Senior status or Graduate candidate
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Coursework in Packaging Engineering or other relevant technically related field
• Ability to execute projects and analyze research data/studies
• Ability to deliver data to support insights and recommendations
• Ability to work under pressure to meet project deadlines
• Ability to successfully interact on cross-functional teams
• Willingness to relocate

Responsibilities

• developing technical specifications
• organizing plant trials
• providing project timelines and tracking reports
• develop and execute test plan/success criteria
• analyze data/test results
• work under pressure to meet project deadlines
• effectively communicate with manager and team members
• lead your own projects
• analyze testing data and provide recommendations for the best way forward
• present your projects to management

Benefits

• Culture for Growth
• Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits
• Every Voice Matters
• Global Reach
• Life at Unilever
• Careers with Purpose
• World Class Career Development Programs
• Check Out Our Space
• Focus On Sustainability

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed