Extensive Training and Advancement Opportunities

No matter the role, we want employees to like what they do, excel at their work, and seize the chance to build their skills. We support our employees’ growth through a variety of training programs, advanced education, and on-the-job work experiences.

Grow With Us

Learn more about our programs offered at the links below, or search through our current openings and apply to join our team today.

Career Development

American Crystal Sugar Company believes that continual growth and development opportunities for our employees are critical to building a world-class sugar company. Each year more than 20 percent of our workforce is promoted and advanced to new positions with higher pay. We offer in-house training, job shadowing, and reimbursement for higher education, seminars, and other professional courses.

Factory Career Track Programs

The process of making quality products for customers in the cereal, baking, soft drink, and candy industries is highly rewarding – but it is also complicated. Our career track programs and dynamic work environment provide on-the-job training and expose employees to a variety of career opportunities. We engage 600+ employees in active training every year to ensure lifelong careers with advancement opportunities.

Our program curriculums are referred to as a master’s degree in sugar processing. From entry-level to skilled professionals, employees are provided classroom and hands-on training with factory experts to advance their knowledge and skills And, as skills advance, opportunities for pay and promotion grow!

Learn more about our tailored career paths for:

Process Technicians
Completing this program can propel employees from a general labor PT VI position up to a PT I position overseeing a large portion of factory operations.

Boiler Technicians
Successful graduates of this program can advance from a general labor BT 6 position up to a BT 1 position overseeing factory power generation operations.

Packaging Techs
Employees completing this program can be promoted from a general labor PKGT IV position up to a PKGT I position overseeing a large portion of sugar product packaging operations.

Engineering Advancement Program

American Crystal Sugar Company offers college students pursuing an engineering degree the opportunity to put their learning to use. Our Engineering Advancement Program provides hands-on engineering experience as a co-op or intern. Successful completion typically leads to a full-time engineering position upon graduation.

Learn more about our engineering co-ops

Agriculture Internships

American Crystal Sugar Company offers college students pursuing an agricultural degree the opportunity to put their education to use. Interns will be able to work side by side with our professional agricultural staff.

Learn more about our agriculture internships

Full Scholarships for Vocational Degrees

American Crystal has partner programs with Bismarck State College, Minnesota North College—Mesabi Range, and North Dakota State College of Science. Full scholarships are available for seven different degrees and cover all expenses—books, tuition, tools, and room and board. Program graduates join our factory workforce in critical roles with ongoing career advancement opportunities.

Vocational Scholarship Program

Tuition Reimbursement

American Crystal Sugar Company believes in the value of a great education. That’s why we offer a tuition reimbursement program designed to help employees offset the cost of college courses. Those who qualify are eligible for 75 percent reimbursement of tuition and books.

 

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