Quality Intern – Project Lead the Way

Role description: 

The Project Lead the Way (PLTW) internship program is a unique initiative to equip our future engineers and plant leaders within the company with the experiences and skills to make them successful within Ardagh Metal Packaging. It is designed to provide solid metal experience for hands-on individuals who are seeking a career in manufacturing. The objective of the internship program is to translate PLTW theoretical knowledge into broad manufacturing experience and provide a sound understanding of the metal composition and production process including technical, quality, and safety skills.

Job Responsibilities:

The program will consist of project assignments that will lay a strong foundation for future careers in manufacturing, helping members become an expert in the metal manufacturing operations.

• Collect Crush data for the previous 6 months on standard lines
• Review actions taken to date to reduce crush on lines
• Verify that actions are still in place and effective
• Work with maintainers to monitor document line flow issues
• Work with maintainers to verify infeed rails are aligned and not causing damage
• Collect data after observations and modifications are performed to measure results
• Become assimilated into the Ardagh Metal Packaging organization by participating in a comprehensive orientation program
• Be assigned to a mentor within Ardagh Metal Packaging
• Be exposed to and work on special projects (50%~ of the workload) to help the plants meet goals and leverage learning from work experiences
• Present an end-of-internship summary to the Ardagh Metal Packaging executive leadership team

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma
• Ability to complete a 3-month internship from May-August 2024

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completion of PLTW coursework
• Ambition to pursue a career in the manufacturing industry
• Cumulative GPA of a 2.6 

Work Environment:

• Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as hearing and eye protection, steel toe boots, and other PPE
• Must be willing to travel to corporate office (Chicago, IL) for final week
• Compliance with FDA regulations established by OSHA and the company

About Ardagh Metal Packaging

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) is a leading supplier of sustainable and infinitely recyclable beverage cans to brand owners globally. A subsidiary of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AMP is an industry player across Europe and the Americas with innovative production capabilities. AMP operates 24 production facilities in nine countries, employing more than 6,300 employees with sales of approximately $4.7 billion.

AMP is 75%-owned by Ardagh Group and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AMBP.

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group operates 65 metal and glass production facilities in 16 countries, employing more than 21,000 people with sales of approximately $10 billion. Ardagh Group produces:

• many of the cans and bottles that contain your favourite beverages.
• packaging made from metal and glass – permanent materials that can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality.
• more than 160 million containers per day.