Maintenance Student Training Program

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together.

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:

Why manufacturing at General Mills is the place to be (youtube.com)

Maintenance Student Training Program - Cedar Rapids, IA

As a part of our manufacturing group, this program will provide you with hands on technical skills learning opportunities.

Shift hours:

21-week program

• starts November 5, 2024 and ends in April 2025
• 20 hours per week (Monday through Friday)
• Flexible, consistent, planned work schedule available
• After 6-8 weeks in program, ability to add up 20 hours for remainder of program to be used for project work; weekend or downtime work
• Additional hours based upon performance and business needs

Pay:

• $21.00 per hour
• This position is not eligible for benefits

About our Location:

The Cedar Rapids plant offers numerous growth and promotion opportunities, often promoting from within for salaried positions. The plant provides competitive pay and benefits, making it one of the highest-rated employers in the area. The plant organizes holiday dinners, family days, bring your child to work day, a summer bash with families and community involvement, and a quarter-century club celebration for employees with 25 or more years of service. Fun facts include Ashton Kutcher's previous employment at the plant and his father's 35-year tenure in the fruit department. The plant is also the sole domestic producer of Betty Crocker frosting.

Our Products:

Cereals, Desserts, Gushers, Fruit by the foot, Fruit Rollups and more!

What your day will look like:

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
  * Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
  * Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it.
  * CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
  * Under trainer's direction

o Installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing industrial processing and packaging machinery, work tools and equipment
o Identifying and troubleshooting mechanical issues
o Providing technical support and plant leadership for equipment troubleshooting and equipment modifications
o Understanding, initiating, and participating in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why)
o Performing both uptime and down time preventative maintenance
o Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance

• Attend meetings and trainings as required.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school education or GED
• Currently enrolled in 2^nd year of Industrial Maintenance Technology degree program
• Trained in safe use of shop tools and equipment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Computer skills including MS office

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.