2025 University Recruiting - Wilson, NC Packaging Site Internship
Job Description
The Future Talent Program features internships that last up to 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.
We work within a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in a local plant connected to our global manufacturing and distribution networks. These positions are three-month intern opportunities within our Vaccines Filling/Packaging, IT Automation Engineering, Quality Control, Maintenance/Utilities Engineering, and our Supply Chain Management teams. Interns will participate in process improvement projects, which will strengthen skills in problem-solving, teamwork, collaboration, and leadership. These positions provide great personal/career development, opportunities to work on projects which positively impact business operations success, and a chance to see if our Company is the right company for their long-term career goals.
The Wilson North Carolina Site houses our North American Packaging Center of Excellence AND our Global Quality’s North American Stability Hub Unit. Interns will work closely within a team of dedicated professionals who strive to understand, monitor, and improve our packaging, filling, and quality processes to ensure the world’s supply. At the Wilson Site there are opportunities to support day-to-day activities and strategic projects, ensuring right-first-time and cost-effective measures, directly affecting our end to end supply chain management and delivery.
Our internships’ areas of focus include, but are not limited to:
Demand Planning and Fulfillment
Warehouse Distribution and Logistics Management
New Product Launch Planning
Data Analytics
Lean Six Sigma
IT Automation Technology and Engineering
Vaccine Formulation Technology
Quality Control and Calibration Engineering
Maintenance and Utilities Engineering
The successful candidate is:
An individual motivated to cultivate their leadership skills along with their technical and business acumen by applying their knowledge within our Packaging, Filling, IT, Maintenance, and Quality Operations.
An individual committed to both their own career development as well as bringing their best to our company.
An individual who is comfortable with influencing others.
An individual that can adapt to new roles, responsibilities, and situations.
An individual that is comfortable working independently, working in teams, and leading teams. An individual interested in participating in a broad range of work experiences.
Education Minimum Requirement:
Minimum of two (2) years in a BS -OR- in a MS program in one of the following disciplines:
Supply Chain/Logistics
Bio Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology -Chemical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
IT Technology/Engineering
Material Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Packaging Engineering
*Available for a duration of 10-12 weeks during May-August 2025
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Previous experience in a Packaging, Manufacturing, or Quality Lab setting
Pharmaceutical or Vaccine Manufacturing Related Experience
Strong Collaboration Skills, Strong Interpersonal Skills, and Strong Communication Skills
Previous Leadership Experience in Field of Study, Military or Prior Work Experience
Lean Six Sigma Experience/Knowledge
Strong Project Management Skills, and Ability to Work Independently
Knowledge of Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)
FTP2025
MMD2025
Future Talent – Intern
Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
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Employee Status:
Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)
Relocation:
Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Shift:
1st - Day
Valid Driving License:
Yes
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a