2027 Packaging Co-Op (July - Dec)
Posted Jul 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What draws you to packaging engineering?
What they are checking: Packaging is a deliberate choice of major, so the reason usually exists.
The co-op runs January to June and you must be returning to university after. Does that work?
What they are checking: The posting states both plainly, and the return requirement rules people out.
Tell me about running an experiment where things did not go as planned.
What they are checking: The posting names independent and team experiments in laboratory and plant settings.
What do you want to have learned by the time the six months end?
What they are checking: A six-month placement is long enough to need a plan.
What would you do
How would you look through a set of existing packages to find standardization opportunities?
What they are checking: The posting names data mining for standardization, which is patient work.
What would you look at first if you were asked to make a package more sustainable?
What they are checking: The posting names sustainability and packaging improvement opportunities.
How would you ask for help on a manufacturing floor where everyone looks busy?
What they are checking: The practical skill that decides whether a co-op learns anything.
About the work
Tell me about testing you have done and how you recorded the results.
What they are checking: The posting names test protocol and test execution.
How would you approach choosing a material for a new package?
What they are checking: The posting names material identification, selection and specifications.
What do you know about what pharmaceutical packaging has to protect against?
What they are checking: Whether they prepared for this industry rather than packaging in general.
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