Maintenance Internship - Summer 2025

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food .

Location Description

Michael foods, Inc. located in Chaska, Minnesota is known as the \"best small town in Minnesota\" with a highly rated school system and home of the PGA Tournament in 2018! As our community grows, we strive to preserve the small town atmosphere. Minutes away from beautiful lakes, major highways, shopping malls and the Twin Cities, it is the perfect location to work!. Our location produces a variety of potato products. For over 100 years, the Michael Foods family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to our customers and to food-loving consumers.
Responsibilities

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8 AM - 4 PM

JOB SUMMARY: The Maintenance internship position is involved in maintenance activities at Michael Foods, Inc. This position should also build capability and provide a pipeline of future talent for Michael Foods.

JOB ACTIVIIES:

Be part of the plant maintenance team; assist with maintenance plan execution and Maintenance equipment uptime improvements efforts.

Major responsibilities include:

• Adherence to Safety and Environment policy
• Compliance to Quality and Food Safety requirements
• Leading a team of technicians through day-to-day process execution, on equipment trouble shooting and work with operations team on equipment setup
• Tracking, Monitoring and Drive of Key Process Indicators (KPI's) results
• OEE, Maintenance PM Compliance & Mechanical Downtime
• Exposure to Key Leadership Competency at work place:
• Ensure accountability & Direct Works
• Manage complexity, Ambiguity & Conflict
• Business insights & Financial Acumen
• Collaboration & Communicates effectively
• Diagnose and repair:
• Mechanical power transmission equipment:
• Gear boxes, mechanical drives, variable speed applications, and Servo motors
• Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Cylinders, valves, manifolds, vacuum systems, air filtration and lubrication devices
• Subjection to:
• Basic electrical AC/DC troubleshooting.
• Welding, sanitary welding, pipe fitting, soldering, rigging application and use of mechanical tools, hand tools, and power tools and machine shop to machine within specific tolerance using various measuring equipment. Vernier, calipers, and depth gauges etc.
• Read and decipher mechanical drawings, schematics, and piping diagrams.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Current enrollment in an Associates or Bachelor's Degree program related to mechanical, industrial, chemical or electrical engineering field.
• Understand the engineering principles; having a basic understanding on heat transfers and being able to conduct some basic thermodynamic calculation. Passing the Fundamental Engineering Test is expected but not required.
• Basic understanding on OEE, plant performance, root cause analysis, process continuous improvement and Six Sigma tools/improvement cycle
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills and be able to influence others.
• Eager to learn and challenge yourself; self-directed, detail oriented, reliable and strong initiative
• Strong statistical skills include but not limited to statistical process control (SPC), capability analysis, linear regressions, categorical data analysis and design of experiment (DOE).
• Microsoft Office user capabilities and any CMMS experience is a plus
• Be able to work 10 consecutive weeks during the months of May through August 2024.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all of the duties required of the position.