Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.
Description:
We are actively pursuing an Intern with Chemical Engineering or Paper Science background to complete a 12-week program starting in May 2026 in Neenah, WI. The Internship program will provide exposure to many aspects of research and development, including a multi-functional team setting, real time production, process experience and project work with specific deliverables and exposure to the mill environment. Interns will participate in daily R&D activities to learn technical properties and quality issues of paper or paper-based materials.
Ideal candidates will possess high initiative and drive, with a curiosity to perpetually learn and improve our business. Key requirements include the ability to analyze information to find opportunities, effectively communicate, and work collaboratively in a team setting. Previous internship experience is preferred. Rate of pay ranges from $22/hour to $26/hour depending upon experience.
Responsibilities:
- Work with R&D team on process efficiency improvements, cost savings, new business development projects and/or technology advancement.
- Attending meetings with leadership team, reporting out and assigned tasks from meeting.
- Work with scientists and identify paper properties.
- Participate in new customer trials.
- Work with leadership to modify or create standard operating procedures.
- Project work as assigned by R&D management.
Qualifications:
- Individual must be currently enrolled and working toward a degree with a concentration in Paper Science, Chemistry or Engineering discipline.
- Student will need to have completed a minimum of 2-full years of course work with preference for individuals who have completed 3-full years.
- Preference is a minimum 3.0 GPA in your academic field of study.
- Must have solid Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel.
- Ideal candidates will possess high initiative and drive, with a curiosity to perpetually learn and improve our business.
- Key requirements include the ability to analyze information to find opportunities, effectively synthesize and communicate findings, and work collaboratively in a team setting.
WHAT WE OFFER
Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.
ABOUT MATIV
Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.