Packaging Intern

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery,LLC • Oak Brook, IL

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sara Lee Frozen Bakery Packaging Internship program will provide the opportunity for an intern to hone analytical and strategic thinking skills while working on immersive and challenging projects. This is a 10-week summer program that seeks to help you develop an understanding of the food industry, learn about our company and its operations and appreciate how each discipline and department contributes to the success of our products and customer partnerships. You will have exciting professional and social engagement activities throughout the summer that provide the opportunity to work with senior leaders and network with your intern peers.

Requirements

• Current student
• Education curriculum focused on a degree relevant to the position applied for (Packaging Engineering or related filed)
• An overall GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale).
• Strong MS Office skills including advanced Microsoft Excel Skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with key stakeholders at every level of the business
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Experience working in cross functional teams
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule in our Traverse City Bakery from June to August 2026.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a multitude of projects that emerge in a fast-paced environment including but not limited to sustainability, SOP, cost optimization, packaging trial projects, and the final summer presentation project for the executive leadership team.
• Gather data for sustainability reporting including but not limited to, building reporting templates, quantifying sustainability metrics across various projects, and collaborating with suppliers on sustainability initiatives
• Work within SLFB’s product lifecycle management system to increase efficiency in sustainability reporting
• Create SOP’s for reporting moving forward and capturing sustainability benefits in new projects
• Support the implementation of cost optimization projects
• Support the development of packaging BOMs
• Support packaging development trials
• Execute the qualification of new packaging materials in support of sustainability initiatives

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees