New Product Development WK Intern

TemperPack is seeking a New Product Development WK Intern for their WaveKraft division in Richmond, VA. The role involves hands-on product development, creating customer samples, and assisting with equipment design. Candidates should be enrolled in a relevant degree program, have mechanical aptitude, and be detail-oriented. This internship offers a dynamic start-up culture focused on innovative, sustainable packaging solutions.
Description

WaveKraft Intern

About TemperPack

TemperPack is a rapidly growing company based in Richmond, Virginia. We design and manufacture innovative, sustainable packaging components for cold-chain shipping of food and pharmaceutical products. The markets we serve have an urgent need for disruptive, sustainable alternatives to replace the wide array of non-sustainable packaging materials conventionally used in the cold-chain, such as Styrofoam coolers. Our aspiration is to provide packaging solutions that customers and end-consumers feel great about using .

Our employees have a passion to work hard and have fun seeing it pay off; desire to be part of something special, enjoy personal growth with TemperPack; understand and thrive in a hands-on, dynamic start-up culture that is growing rapidly.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

The WaveKraft division of Temperpack is looking for a summer intern to assist with the development of new products. Tasks to include manual production of new product concepts, developing / producing customer samples, some equipment design work and providing debug assistance on new production equipment.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Industrial Design, Engineering, or related field.
• Willingness to do hands on development.
• Mechanically inclined aptitude
• Experience with Microsoft office products for reporting purposes (excel and word)
• Enjoys working in a team environment
• Some solid design software experience is a plus
• Packaging design coursework is a plus (for industrial design candidates)
• Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.

TemperPack provides Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or status as a covered veteran/reservist, and any other class of protected individuals, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.E-Verify.gov .