Summer General Labor

Manufacturing Internship – Summer 2026

Employment type: Full-Time / Seasonal

Location: Wooster, OH

Estimated Pay: $20 per hour

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee and an EMEA headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers worldwide across over 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion.

In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith, creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions.

We are looking for motivated individuals who are eager to explore a career in manufacturing leadership and/or at International Paper. Successful candidates will perform a multitude of functions in a flexible, fast‑paced production environment across our Eastern Great Lakes Region, located in Streetsboro OH, Wooster OH, Mt. Vernon OH, Marion OH, Delaware OH, Eighty Four PA, and Rochester NY. The workplace requires individuals who understand the nature of the business while maintaining a focus on safety, customer satisfaction, quality, and productivity.

• Work approximately 80% on the production floor with the production team to learn from the ground up and be exposed to each area of our business: run machines, read factory orders, accurately read tape measures, gauges and other test equipment, utilize shop math, inspect, count and stack product, and accurately complete quality and administrative documents.
• Complete a leadership project (20% of time) and report findings to local leadership, with the expectation to demonstrate growth in leadership skills.
• Willingness to work alternative shifts, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Express interest in supervision, direction, and leadership in safety, quality, productivity, and engagement to ensure goals are met.

• Graduation Date:
  March ’27 – June ’28
• School Years:
  Sophomore or Junior
• Majors:
  Business Administration & Management, Operations Management, Management Science, Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies, Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies & Technicians, Industrial Production Technologies & Technicians, Mechanical Engineering Technologies & Technicians, Quality Control and Safety Technologies & Technicians, Transportation Operations, Maintenance, and Repair, Construction Trades, Metalworking and Plasticworking, Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings, Woodworking, Undeclared, Individual Studies, General Studies, Materials Science & Engineering, General Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering
• No GPA preference set.
• U.S. work authorization required.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Veterans/All pools of diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

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