Project Intern Packaging Design and Development
Job Summary
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with producers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with lifes essentials we enable businesses to grow communities to prosper and consumers to live well.
This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets including animal nutrition and health bioindustrial road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.
Project Purpose and Impact
We are hiring a dynamic creative Intern to support packaging harmonization artwork governance packaging material qualification and sustainability / cost-optimization projects through a structured 6-month assignment for our Animal Health and Nutrition business in South Asia. The role will focus on defined project deliverables across Dairy Feed Dairy Health Poultry Health Premixes and Feed Additives while working closely with Strategic Marketing Product Development Quality & FSQR Manufacturing Procurement Regulatory Affairs agencies printers and packaging suppliers.
Project Scope & Responsibilities
- Develop / support packaging format benchmarking for assigned SKUs launches portfolio upgrades and harmonization opportunities.
- Prepare and maintain packaging specifications KLD packaging change records and project trackers.
- Coordinate packaging trials sample evaluations transport / storage observations and validation of documentation for assigned projects
- Coordinate with design agencies printers and internal stakeholders to close artwork revisions proof checks and approval of workflows.
- Develop artwork repository version-control tracker approval history and change-control documentation.
3. Sustainability & Cost Optimization
- Identify recyclable optimized cost-effective and operationally feasible packaging options for selected product families.
- Support material reduction specification optimization and sustainability data-collection initiatives with a clear business recommendation.
The internship requires Cross-Functional coordination that includes Strategic Marketing Product Development Quality & FSQR Manufacturing Procurement Regulatory Affairs agencies printers. Follow up on samples proofs specifications quotations timelines deviations and corrective actions for assigned packaging projects
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors/Masters/Post graduate degree in Engineering or Technology with majors in Packaging Technology Printing & Packaging Technology Polymer / Chemical / Mechanical Engineering or related discipline;
- Graduates of 2026 or 2027 only.
Preferred Qualifications:
- PG Diploma in Packaging preferred.
- Exposure in handling flexible packaging bags pouches labels cartons jars bottles shippers or secondary packaging will be valuable.
- Insight to animal nutrition / animal health FMCG food & beverage pharma agrochemicals or nutraceutical packaging will be a plus
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet
Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.