Fiber Supply Intern - Summer 2026

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.

The Opportunity :

Smurfit Westrock opportunity for Internships with our Fiber Supply team. As a leading provider of paper products and packaging solutions, we seek to hire the best and brightest talent across our organization. To ensure continued growth and excellence, we recruit and develop talent across our system, while offering a competitive hourly rate and assistance where needed in lodging for the local area.

What You Will Do :

Fiber Supply Forest Resources Intern

An Opportunity to learn Smurfit Westrock’s Fiber Supply Safety Culture and requirements :

• Summer Intern Project : Each intern is assigned a project to develop and execute during the intern period. The project will allow the student the opportunity to learn and gain exposure to Smurfit Westrock’s virgin fiber procurement operations. The project will be complete, and findings are summarized through the final project presentation that is then presented to senior leadership at the conclusion of the internship period.
• The internship is an opportunity to learn and apply current knowledge through exposure to all facets of the fiber procurement operations and associated supply chains including : Timber / tract evaluations – timber cruising, soil evaluation, topography impacts, product quality GIS analysis, GPS data collection, and pricing Markets – internal and external competition and market impacts to logging capacity and fiber pricingsFiber purchasing techniques and types – direct stumpage (pay as cut / lump sums), open market, residuals, biomass Fiber handling – Mill woodyards, chip mills, Wet Storage facilities, harvesting operations
• Sustainability – Fiber certification requirements, Best Management Practices, ATFS certification process
• Learn and display through actions the company values, behaviors, and the culture of safety and environmental compliance.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders including peers, the fiber procurement team, management, landowners, and suppliers in verbal and written form related to relevant operations, strategies, and status of execution.

Fiber Supply Intern- Recycle Fiber Intern

An Opportunity to learn Smurfit Westrock’s Fiber Supply Safety Culture and requirements :

The internship is an opportunity to learn and apply current knowledge through exposure to all facets of the fiber procurement operations and associated supply chains including :

Fiber Supply- Recycle Plant Operations Intern

An Opportunity to learn Smurfit Westrock’s Fiber Supply Safety Culture and requirements :

The internship is an opportunity to learn and apply current knowledge through exposure to all facets of the fiber plant operations and associated supply chains including :

What You Need to Succeed :

What Y ou Will Learn :

What We Offer :

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.