Maintenance Intern

Summer is just around the corner, and what better way to enjoy it than to intern with

Amy’s Kitchen!

We are a family-owned, proudly independent organic food company and Certified B Corporation® whose purpose is to make it easy and enjoyable for everyone to eat well. Amy’s is committed to cooking authentic great tasting food with high quality, meticulously sourced organic ingredients and making them convenient for consumers.

Pay: $18/hr.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive intern to join the Maintenance Team this summer. The ideal candidate will gain hands‑on experience while supporting maintenance and reliability initiatives within a food manufacturing plant, with a focus on Preventive Maintenance (PM) optimization and maintenance task improvement. The intern will help refine maintenance tasks to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and alignment with food safety requirements.

• Review and optimize
  
  Preventive Maintenance (PM) tasks for production and packaging equipment.
• Ensure PM content aligns with food safety and regulatory requirements.
• Support maintenance troubleshooting and basic Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities.
• Observe maintenance workflows and document standard practices.
• Assist with updates and data entry in the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Attendinga four-year college or university to attaina degree in Mechanical
  
  Engineering,or a related field; or already awarded bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.

• Clear written communication and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Teams/SharePoint).
• Interpersonal skills to work with cross-functional plant teams.
• Ability toobserveprocesses andidentifyimprovement opportunities.
• Interest in maintenance, reliability, or manufacturing operations.
• Basic mechanical or electrical aptitude.
• Comfort learning CMMS or maintenance tracking systems.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to make effective presentations on complex topics to plant management and other stakeholders.

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment can be moderate.

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