Brand: 8th Ave Food & Provisions

Categories: Intern

Locations: Carrington, North Dakota

Position Type: Intern

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 24925

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 Grower’s started out as a grower-owned cooperative built by farmers in the early 1990s and today we are the third largest pasta manufacturer in North America. Our entrepreneurial spirit drives our innovative culture and passion to bring premium quality pasta to your table. At Dakota Growers, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, challenging, and inspiring environment in one of our state-of-the-art food manufacturing facilities. Position Summary: This role is a unique opportunity for a highly-driven undergraduate to spend the summer with a fast growing engineering department. The engineering internship offers a student the opportunity to apply classroom concepts in a manufacturing setting while gaining valuable first-hand experience working with state-of-the-art milling, pasta production, and packaging equipment. Job Responsibilities: Responsible for drafting, equipment and part design, and implementation of designed components. Development of component dimensional drawings, updating facility layout drawings, and new component concept drawings using 2D AutoCAD software. Equipment documentation to improve component fabrication resource. Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and management personnel to successfully complete assigned projects. Learn good manufacturing and food safety practices. Other duties, as assigned Basic Qualifications: Must have excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Must have experience with mS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PPT) Must be able to deal with multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Successful completion of at least 6 semesters of an accredited Bachelor’s Degree Program in Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Industrial Engineering Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other applicable engineering field. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with 2D AutoCAD software Previous experience in an Engineering Internship role Physical Job Requirements: Must be able to sit, stand and/or walk for 6+ hours per day Must be able to lift-up to 34 pounds 6+ hours per day Must be able to push, pull, grasp and use fine motor skills for 6+ hours per day Must be able to make fine distinctions in sound, and express ideas by spoken and written word Must be able to balance, bend, crouch, kneel and stoop for 3+ hours per day Must be able to reach above shoulders for 3+ hours per day Must be able to climb on and off a ladder for 3+ hours per day Must be able to work in a dusty environment for 3+ hours per day

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)