Purpose:   

  
If you are looking for an impactful career opportunity with a growing global company who wants to challenge conventional packaging for a sustainable future —look no further.  Billerud NA, is a leading sustainable packaging materials and paper company. Billerud is passionately committed to sustainability. You can feel good about the products we make because paper is sustainable at multiple levels. Paper is made from trees, one of earth’s most renewable resources harvested from sustainably managed forests, and it is highly recyclable and recycled.

At Billerud, you can reach your full potential—and help us reach ours. Come build a better future with us!

The goal of Billerud’s co-op program is to cultivate the development of potential future engineering and leadership resources for our organization while providing high-quality process support to the mill’s operations group(s).   Co-op assignments are structured to provide candidates with opportunities to grow and develop in their chosen discipline as well as educate them on various career paths within the organization. Although there is no guarantee of future employment, our goal is to have our Co-ops fully capable of stepping into a full-time engineering position within our organization by the end of the program. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide mechanical expertise to support mill operations
• Work on projects that improve equipment reliability, maintain the mill’s infrastructure, and reduce overall costs
• Assist with machine shutdowns and start-ups
• Monitor, assess, analyze, and optimize process equipment
• Monitor, assess, and analyze equipment variability
• Reduce environmental impact
• Provide technical support for key departments
• Utilize problem solving and analytical skills to achieve department initiatives

Required Experience and Education:

• Engineering curriculum with an interest in the Pulp, Paper and Packaging Industry
• Minimum 2.75 GPA
• Must have completed three semesters of college education prior to Co-op start date
• Must be available to work one of two Co-op rotations which run either January through August or May through December.

Required skills:

• Must possess strong communication and teamwork skills, with a desire to learn in a work environment that is modeled after a full-time engineering experience
• Must be legally authorized to work permanently in the United States for other than practical training (Student work VISA does not qualify).

Billerud NA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

Why us?

• Be part of a dynamic team within Billerud
• An opportunity to contribute to a more sustainable future
• Development and career opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement and certificate courses offered through partner schools.
• Friendly, nurturing culture and work environment
• Hands-on experience and an opportunity to apply what you have learned in school
• Expand your knowledge working one-on-one with mentors and interacting with a team that listens to your ideas, values your input, and provides feedback to help you grow and get better at what you do.