Maintenance Youth Apprentice - St. Cloud

Maintenance Youth Apprentice

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Your Story.

You are a reliable team member who has an interest in learning about your potential future career. You have a willingness to take direction. You take pride in your attendance record. You have a strong work ethic and a positive attitude. You are known for your ability to work well with others and learn new skills. You have an interest and capabilities to learn and grow electrical and mechanical skills.

Your Passion. Our Culture.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

What You Do.

• Work in a team and individual setting, communicate effectively, and pay attention to details focusing on preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Assures that quality and quantity of work produced is acceptable to company standards
• Maintain GMP knowledge and execute GMP practices including strict housekeeping (tool reconciliation) of work areas throughout the facility.
• Youth Apprenticeship is a 450 - 600 hour position. 200 - 350 hours are completed in the summer and 250 hours are completed during the school year
• Complete the Manufacturing Fundamental Competencies along with Industrial Equipment Competencies as outlined in the State of Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship program including:

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   1. Focus on customer needs
   2. Use various instruments
   3. Operate tools and equipment safely
   4. Practice quality assurance principles
   5. Follow personal safety requirements
   6. Maintain a safe work environment
   7. Demonstrate professional role to be used in an emergency
   
   
   
   

• Involvement in Continuous Improvement initiatives and Root Cause Analysis.
• Take pride and ownership in task and job performed while ensuring operational safety, plant performance
• and line uptime are optimized.
• Follow established maintenance processes and required standards of excellence

Your Education and Experience.

• Must be junior or senior in high school in the 2025-26 school year
• Ability to start on June 16, 2025 and end May 29, 2026
• Students are required to apply online at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en/c/students-jobs. Prior to interview, the student must provide Sargento with the Youth Apprenticeship program application paperwork from their High School Counselor.
• Ability to learn new skills
• Ability to accomplish tasks at hand in a timely manner
• Ability to perform tasks by adhering to all safety regulations and requirements
• Ability to maintain physical activity with some handling of heavy materials
• Ability to read, write, conduct basic math, and follow written and verbal instructions

Perks That Set Us Apart.

• Flexible work schedule around school schedule
• 10 Unpaid Scheduled Days Off
• Competitive hourly wage
• Gain real-world work experience
• Free cheese in lunchroom

Our Story.

With over 2,400 employees and net sales of $1.8 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for 70 years. Founded in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sargento is proud to be the company that successfully introduced America to pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses and cheese blends. Today, Sargento Foods is still based in Wisconsin, where they manufacture and market amazing shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients. Company leadership lives to serve local communities and employees, whom they refer to as the Sargento Family.To explore our rewarding careers, visit https://careers.sargento.com/us/en/students