Maintenance Intern
Part-timeZumbrota, MNPart-time$11.41/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Maintenance Intern helps keep plant equipment operating effectively through preventive maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting, and support for equipment installation. The role covers mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, plumbing, boiler, and welding work, along with completing work orders and documenting repairs. The schedule includes on-call and weekend shifts, and the position is on-site.
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Job Duties
General Purpose:
Ensure that all equipment is operating effectively and efficiently, including preventative maintenance, overhauls, modification, fabrication, welding, and mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and repair.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Welding-must be able to satisfactorily weld stainless and black iron pipe, or have advanced welding training and demonstrate ability to use this knowledge on the job
Refrigeration-must be able to prove their ability on refrigeration systems throughout the plant, or complete heating and air conditioning training and demonstrate ability to use knowledge on the job
Electrical-must be able to work satisfactorily on 110, 240, and 480 volts as well as trouble shoot electrical problems encountered on the job, or complete electrical training and demonstrate ability to use knowledge on the job
Plumbing-must be able to maintain plumbing throughout the plant. Locate and correct problems
Boiler Operator & Maintenance-must be able to maintain boiler and locate problems
Perform preventative maintenance and repairs of production and processing equipment as well as utility related equipment in compliance with all safety procedures
Support the installation of new equipment, including support and implementation of preventive maintenance program
Ensure all repairs are documented
Complete work orders as assigned
Dedicate effort to safety as we expect every employee to leave work in the same condition as they arrive
Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements
Exhibit the values and ethics of Dairy Farmers of America through honesty, discretion, and sound judgment
Adhere to all DFA Quality, Safety and GMP policies and procedures and report any nonconformity.
Attend required training, including but not limited to, Safety, GMP, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)
Work schedule includes on call and weekend shifts
The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required
Minimum Requirements:
Education and Experience
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge company computer systems, specifically SAP
Knowledge of machine shop equipment
Skill in proficient computer usage
Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing
Able to work in collaboration effectively and foster good teamwork
Able to follow directions and meet deadlines
Able to perform mechanical overhauls on pumps, motor bearing changes, and piping projects
Able to perform all required preventative, productive, predictive, and scheduled maintenance procedures
Able to perform electrical repairs such as motor wiring, motor starter fuses, and basic electrical trouble shooting and repairs
Able to perform fan repairs, motor changes, and pump overhauls
Able to demonstrate abilities to perform in a safe, positive, systematic fashion
Able to perform task and duties without constant supervision
Able to understand the basic types of controls used in the plant and how they affect the process
Must be able to read, write, and speak English
An Equal Opportunity Employer
EEO/AA/Female/Minority/Disabled/Veteran
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Experience Required
None
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Public Transportation Accessible
Yes
Veterans Encouraged to Apply
No
Physical Required
Yes
Drug Test Required
Yes
Compensation
$11.41 / Hourly
Postal Code
55992
Job Type
Part Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
38511
Job Benefits
Not specified
How this job compares
Set against the 6,656 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$11.41/hr
- Minnesota median$26–32/hr108 hourly ranges
- US median$27–34/hr3,042 hourly ranges
This rate, $11.41/hr, is 61% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 131 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Minnesota and 6,656 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (3,805 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 3,134 of the 6,656 open Maintenance Technician jobs (47%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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