Safety Internship - Summer 2026, Manufacturing

Job Description:

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

Corporate Safety & Health Internship Program - Various Locations

Opportunity Summary:
 
The Smurfit Westrock Safety and Health Internship Program is a program designed to provide meaningful, real-world experience. Our interns will gain exposure to products that Smurfit Westrock manufactures, as well as the diverse safety functions and responsibilities that a Safety Leader has at a manufacturing location. Planned career networking events and focused mentoring prepare our interns for a career within Smurfit Westrock. 
 
Successful candidates will develop a basic understanding of Smurfit Westrock's safety programs, policies, and procedures and 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 other 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