AI / Automation Intern

Onsite – Addison, IL$18–$20/hr | Full‑time | 10–12 weeks

We’re looking for a hands‑on intern who can help our team build practical AI and automation tools that save time across the company. You’ll work onsite at our Addison headquarters and support real projects from day one.

What You’ll Work On

Automation (Zapier / Power Automate / Make)

Build and improve workflows that eliminate manual steps

Create simple connectors, triggers, and templates we can reuse

AI Assistants (GPT-based tools)

Build lightweight internal “assistants” for drafting, summarizing, and lookups

Package each tool with basic documentation and a quick-start guide

Knowledge Search (RAG-lite)

Help index a small set of internal SOPs/FAQs

Support a pilot inside one department with usage and time‑saved metrics

Who You’ll Work With

Technical Lead

People/Program Lead

Project Coordinator

Metrics/Dashboards Analyst

This role is scoped to be productive without adding management overhead. You’ll get direction, structure, and clear projects to ship each week.

What We’re Looking For

Rising junior/senior in CS, IS, IE, Data, or related field

Experience with Zapier / Power Automate / Make

Basic Python (API calls, JSON, simple scripts)

Familiarity with OpenAI or Azure OpenAI

Strong documentation habits and bias for action

Must be onsite in Addison, IL for the full internship

US work authorization required

What You’ll Deliver

3–5 live automations or AI tools

Clean documentation and SOPs for everything you build

Before/after metrics showing time saved

End‑of‑summer demo to leadership

A little about the company:

Been around since 1895.

Grown from 30 employees in 2005 to 60 in 2010 and now over 240.

Locations in Addison, IL (Headquarters), Indianapolis, IN (2018), Pittsburgh, PA (2019), Salt Lake City, UT (2021), Jurupa Valley, CA (2021), Livermore, CA (2021), Charlotte, NC (2023).

We distribute rigid packaging products and industrial filtration.

We have a beautiful newly renovated corporate office/warehouse in Addison.

We have a strengths-based approach working to leverage what the employee likes to do and is good at doing.

Privately owned

We work to build autonomy, connectedness and confidence in your role

Interns will receive check-ins from HR as well as their department leader

We have various committees employees can support such as Culture Committee and Cary Cares

Fun Friday’s, and other company events are some highlights (check out our Facebook page)

People that are successful in our culture/company have the following characteristics:

Positive/optimistic

Open Minded, but still look for ways to make our systems better

Curious/Inquisitive

Customer-Focused (ease of doing business for our customers)

Supportive of Co-workers