Technical Intern

American Packaging Corporation•Rochester, NY

62d•$22•Onsite

About The Position

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future. LOCATION: Rochester, NY SUMMARY: The primary focus of the intern will be to assist the technical staff testing physical properties of flexible packaging, both for new development and production. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Work in the Corporate lab gathering data such as bond strength, seal strength, tensile strength, moisture/oxygen barrier, sustainability and other material testing. Tasked with project work and analysis of the data they collect. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science.
Experience with lab equipment such as tensile tester, heat sealer, etc.
Experience with Microsoft Excel
Ability to gather data competently into a report format
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

Statistical Experience is optional

Responsibilities

Work in the Corporate lab gathering data such as bond strength, seal strength, tensile strength, moisture/oxygen barrier, sustainability and other material testing.
Tasked with project work and analysis of the data they collect.
Other duties as assigned.