$19 Manufacturing Intern - Machine Operator ($1,000 Sign-on Bonus Available!)

Brand: 8th Ave Food & Provisions

Categories: Intern

Locations: Carrington, North Dakota

Position Type: Intern

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 21679

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including pasta, peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings' private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THL"), a private equity firm. Responsibilities Dakota Growers Pasta Company, in Carrington, ND, has internship opportunities available for Manufacturing Interns in our Packaging Department. The Manufacturing Internship offers students the opportunity to gain valuable first-hand experience working with state-of-the-art packaging equipment and to apply classroom concepts in a fast-paced Manufacturing setting. Manufacturing Interns will be exposed to the Machine Operator position and should, at the completion of the internship, be able to perform all functions of the position without direct supervision. Interns will be trained in company policies, such as safety, good manufacturing practices, food safety, and how these policies affect the work of the manufacturing team. Packaging Machine Operators are responsible for converting bulk pasta products into pallets of finished product for shipment. The basic equipment components necessary for this conversion are a scale, packaging machine, metal detector, checkweigher, case packer, and robotic palletizer. The operator is responsible for the setup and monitoring of each of these components. Manufacturing Interns will receive on the job training in all areas of machine operation and will learn the process for dry pasta packaging in a hand on setting. Candidates for the internship should have effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills. The ability to lift, bend, twist, and tolerate high heat and humidity is necessary. Preferred areas of study include: Process Plant Technology, Power Plant Technology, Manufacturing Technology, or other manufacturing and processing technology programs.

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