Co-op Environmental Spring 2025

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company.  Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds.  Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence.  We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers.  Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People • Customers • Trust

Co- Op Environmental Engineer

This position is for 3 rotating terms with the understanding that you sign up through the co-op program at your university.

We have 1 co-op position starting spring 2025.

Responsibilities include:

The co-op will work with the Environmental Engineering group.

Maintain compliance related electronic data.  Includes data input and data quality assurance responsibilities.

Streamline and upgrade environmental compliance data management practices, as well as assist with the creation of new compliance documentation tools in response to regulatory actions.

Document control responsibilities for both electronic and traditional compliance document files. 

Assistance with compilation of periodic compliance reports to regulatory agencies.

Special projects for streamlining production data management tools utilized for technical and environmental company records.

Utilize data from various mill data collection systems and software, as well as manual operations records for compliance and comparative trending purposes.

Assistance with environmental engineering & special projects, such as landfill construction, wastewater treatment system construction, and residuals management.

Assistance with environmental laboratory analytical tasks and sample collection.

Basic Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Must be currently enrolled at Mississippi State University, The University of Mississippi, Auburn University, University of Alabama, University of Maine, University of North Carolina State, Texas A&M University, University of Miami Ohio, Tennessee Technology University, or any University of TN and majoring in Electrical Engineering or a related field and have completed the freshman year.  A minimum grade point average of 3.0/4.0 is required and must be a permanent U.S. resident.  

All qualified applicants must apply at Careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.