Safety Co-op Fall 2024 - Military Veterans

Description & Requirements

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.

WestRock (NYSE: WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock's 50,000 team members support customers around the world from more than 320 operating and business locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com . WestRock is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Safety & Health Internship Program - Various Locations

Opportunity Summary:

The WestRock Safety and Health Internship Program is a program designed to provide meaningful, real-world experience. Our interns will gain exposure to products that 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 WestRock. These Safety Intern/co-op are for our Stevenson and Hopewell Containerboard Mills.

Successful candidates will develop a basic understanding of 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. Opportunities 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. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.