Maintenance Internship at CATALLIA MEXICAN FOODS, LLC in Eagan, MN

Summary: Catallia Mexican Foods is a food manufacturing company offering a hands-on Maintenance Internship Program. The intern will assist with equipment and building system construction, service, repair, and replacement while supporting predictive and preventive maintenance, inspections, safety, sanitation, emergency repairs, and scheduled maintenance activities.

Responsibilities:
- Contribute to an effective, predictive, and preventative maintenance program (including repair, modification, and installation of equipment) in order to improve production efficiency and ensure optimum machine time availability
- Regularly inspect plant facilities, production support systems and equipment in order to support effective plant operation
- Prepare (inspect, verify condition) all equipment prior to, and after, use to ensure smooth, sanitary and safe operation
- Monitor facilities and equipment for safety (food and teammate) issues and respond appropriately
- Maintain the facility and manufacturing equipment in a sanitary condition according to Company GMP policies and procedures in order to assure the quality of the manufactured product
- Contribute to the maintenance of a fully operational maintenance shop by communicating needs and keeping the area neat and organized
- Help develop SOPs for other maintenance team members and equipment operators
- Communicate effectively with maintenance team members from other shifts to ensure clarity and continuity
- Follow instructions as directed by the Maintenance Manager or other plant executives
- Promote all plant safety, GMP’s and food safety policies and procedures
- Actively participate in Food Safety and Food Defense related activities
- Perform additional duties as directed

Required Qualifications:
- High school graduate or equivalent
- Proficiency in equipment evaluation, installation, maintenance and repair
- Knowledge and understanding of heating and refrigeration principles
- Ability to identify problems and react appropriately
- Commitment to process improvement
- Proficiency with a wide range of tools and applications
- Ability to work alone or on teams
- Hands on individual
- Self-motivated
- Flexibility
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Integrity
- Stand/Walking: Continuously (6-8 hours or more)
- Grasp: Continuously (6-8 hours or more)
- Pull/Push: Occasionally
- Lift/Carry: Continuously/Frequently up to 50lbs
- Physical Environment: Continuously – work around moving machinery, working in a temperature controlled 75-degree environment

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a food production or bakery environment is a big plus

Required Skills: Equipment Evaluation, Equipment Installation, Equipment Maintenance and Repair, Heating and Refrigeration Principles, Food Production or Bakery Environment