Job Description:

Are you a driven and innovative college student looking to jumpstart your career with a global leader in coatings technology? Axalta, a company renowned for its cutting-edge products and commitment to sustainability, is searching for talented individuals like you to join our Fast Track Early Talent Program. At Axalta, you’ll have the opportunity to work on impactful projects, gain hands-on experience, and collaborate with industry experts. Whether you’re studying engineering, chemistry, business, or a related field, we offer diverse roles that can help you grow and shape the future of coatings. Want to ensure your career is firing on all cylinders? Join us and be part of a vibrant company where your ideas and contributions truly make a difference.

Our Packaging team in our Front Royal, VA site is hiring a co-op student to begin in the spring 2025 semester. During this co-op experience, you will:

Learn Axalta Front Royal plant safety rules.

Work with a Global Packaging Process Engineer, office is located in Front Royal, VA on a well-defined project related to active programs addressing new packaging development, manufacturing process improvements or current customer issues.

Prepare and present a report summarizing your project work. Presentations both in Front Royal, VA and final presentation in our Philadelphia, PA labs.

Create and update packaging specs as requested into the Axalta Global Packaging Component system across the US and across the globe. Familiarity with packaging specs will be an initial and significant focus.​Develop relationships with Axalta’s suppliers and procurement as requested, to obtain required spec information.

Obtain supplier drawings and specifications. Some of this may be in other than English.

Obtain supplier UN Certifications

Obtain photograph or photograph packaging

Format above into the Axalta Packaging Component format

Goal of a minimum 50 new packaging specs and 50 updated packaging specs during internship or co-op.

Become familiar with the other sources of packaging information within Axalta.

Provide packaging information from the Global Packaging Component system and other resources to Axalta suppliers, internal Axalta customers, and external Axalta customers as requested.

Become familiar with the packaging materials and packaging equipment within both Front Royal (by seeing) and other Axalta plants around the world (from specs and descriptions).

Trouble shoot packaging quality issues in Front Royal, VA, working with manufacturing, quality, procurement, and Packaging Engineer.

Be expected to perform your own work.

Have frequent opportunities for direct interaction with our internal manufacturing and marketing groups, as well as our external automotive customers

Participate in packaging plant trials in Front Royal, VA.

Collect and FedEx ship samples as requested.

Qualifications:

Candidates must be working towards an undergraduate or Master’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Chemistry

Candidates should have some understanding of basic organic and inorganic chemistry

Candidate should have a demonstrated ability to learn on the job. Be curious about all aspects of Axalta packaging and products.

Candidate should be an effective problem solver with strong analytical skills

Candidate should be results-oriented and a self-starter

Candidates should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Candidates should be proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Also, a familiarity with the packaging specific software that Axalta or our suppliers might have, such as AutoCAD, CAPE, TOPS, ArtiosCAD and/or Adobe art products

Candidates should have the ability to work in a team environment

**Important Notice: Visa Sponsorship**

Thank you for considering a career with us. Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship for this position. All applicants must have the necessary work authorization to be employed in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future (including F1 OPT and H1-B statuses).

We appreciate your understanding and look forward to reviewing your application.

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Our Company:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.  

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.