Packaging R&D Intern (Summer 2027)

Business Unit Overview:

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedInor Facebook for the latest news.

Brand:

Post Consumer Brands offers a robust summer immersive & transformative internship experience that will present you with a meaningful business problem to ideate and collaborate cross-functionally that will lead to you presenting recommended solutions to improve the business. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey. 

Location Description:

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. 

Responsibilities:

Launch your career with one of the nation's leading consumer packaged goods companies.

Interested in developing innovative packaging solutions for iconic cereal and pet food brands?

Looking to gain hands-on experience in packaging development, commercialization, and manufacturing within a dynamic consumer packaged goods organization? Post Consumer Brands is seeking a Packaging R&D Engineer Intern to join our team for a 13-week internship during Summer 2027.

As an intern, you'll work alongside packaging engineers and cross-functional partners to support packaging innovation, quality improvements, cost savings initiatives, and commercialization projects. You'll gain experience in packaging design, testing, manufacturing trials, and supplier collaboration while building the skills needed for a successful career in Packaging Research & Development.

Join us in delivering our purpose: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.

What You'll Do

As a member of our Packaging R&D team, you'll help develop and improve packaging solutions that support product quality, operational efficiency, and consumer needs. Depending on business needs and your interests, you may have opportunities to:

 

• Support packaging innovation, quality improvement, and cost optimization projects from concept through commercialization
• Plan and execute laboratory and manufacturing trials, evaluate packaging materials and designs, and analyze results to develop recommendations
• Partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to support packaging development, testing, and project execution

 

Specific projects are determined prior to the internship based on business needs and intern interests.

Qualifications:

What We're Looking For

 

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, or a related engineering field with an expected graduation date of December 2027, Spring 2028, or Summer 2028
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills with an interest in packaging development, manufacturing, and innovation
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment; previous packaging, engineering, manufacturing, laboratory, or internship experience is preferred
• Interest in the consumer packaged goods/manufacturing industry and the desire to start a career with Post Consumer Brands after graduation is strongly preferred; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship

Additional Program Information & Perks

• Competitive compensation, subsidized housing, and relocation assistance for eligible students
• Access to professional development, networking, and social activities while gaining exposure to Packaging R&D leaders and cross-functional teams
• Opportunity to be considered for future full-time opportunities upon graduation, plus free cereal, oatmeal, milk, coffee, and plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow interns and teammates

Compensation for this role is $25.00 per hour.

 

This role will be posted until October 4, 2026.