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 Lenox, Iowa and often called the "Pearl of the Prairie" is where you can find small town living, focused on family and friends, with big city amenities not far from reach in Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City. Located in southwest Iowa, Taylor county, with a population of around 1400, the Lenox area reaches far beyond the city limits with beautiful and productive fields of corn, beans, and other croplands. Lenox holds an amazing four day Rodeo every July and is home to a beautiful 36-9 hole golf course, several fishing and boating lakes, great area hunting, a beautiful city park with swimming pool, and many picnic parks. The MFI location in Lenox produces primarily pre-cooked egg patties. With its friendly atmosphere, safe environment, and progressive spirit, Lenox is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family. Responsibilities 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. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. 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. Assume personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and healthy in all jobs and tasks. Adhere to Quality work practices, follow all GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality. Ensure regulatory compliance at all times. Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications Qualifications: Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s or Master’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 2022.