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2026 Winter Break - Temporary Employment (Maintenance)

Packaging Corporation of America

International Falls, MNTemporary / Full-time$25/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$25/hr
Location
International Falls, MN
Schedule
Temporary / Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License, required

Job overview

Packaging Corporation of America is seeking a temporary maintenance employee for its International Falls paper mill during the 2026 winter break. Applicants must have worked as a temporary summer student in the Maintenance Department during summer 2026, received a PCA Trades Scholarship, and meet the stated age, education, work authorization, and driver’s license requirements. The position pays $25.00 per hour and is on-site.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Rotating Shift Work, required

Qualifications

Must Be 18+, requiredSummer 2026 Maintenance Student Experience, requiredPCA Trades Scholarship Recipient, requiredHigh School Diploma, requiredValid Driver's License, requiredEligible to Work in U.S., required

Full job description

Job Duties

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers - large and small - package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People * Customers * Trust

We are seeking applicants for the 2026 Winter Break - Temporary Employment (Maintenance) position at our International Falls, MN Paper Mill. The International Falls facility is a White Paper Mill owned by Packaging Corporation of America.

Basic Qualifications:

18+ years of age

Must have worked as a temporary summer student in the Maintenance Department during the summer of 2026.

Must be a recipient of a PCA Trades Scholarship.

Must have high school diploma.

Must be able to work a rotating shift schedule.

Must have a current and valid driver's license.

Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range for position: $25.00/hour.

More information about the Company's benefits can be found in the Employee Information section of PCA's website: Employee Information | Packaging Corporation of America

Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA's good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Minimum Experience Required

None

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

No

Physical Required

Yes

Drug Test Required

Yes

Compensation

$25.00 - $25.00 / Hourly

Postal Code

56649

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

65050

Job Benefits

Not specified

How this job compares

Set against the 11,404 open Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$25/hr
  • Minnesota median$19–21/hr114 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–20/hr3,735 hourly ranges

This rate, $25/hr, is 25% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the middle half of Maintenance hourly ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 181 open Maintenance jobs in Minnesota and 11,404 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,241 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,210 of the 11,404 open Maintenance jobs (19%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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