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Job ID 333272 Date posted 09/02/2026 Location : Chattanooga, Tennessee Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Hourly Full Time

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Type: Full Time
Shift (s) Available: Rotating Shifts
Compensation: $25.05/hr


New, easy-to-apply options are available for this role: chat with our recruiting assistant Ana at careers.cargill.com or text CargillJobs to 60196

Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Health and Wellness Incentives
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • 401(k) with Cargill matching contributions
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Discounts

Principal Accountabilities:

  • Unload sweetener syrup from rail cars to trailer and storage tanks to maintain inventories
  • Loading tanker trucks, with sweetener syrup and dry sugar and certified weight records
  • Quality control, sampling, product integrity, and refract meter checks/records for all sweetener commodities received and delivered
  • Procedures, policies and practices adherence and development
  • First line trouble shooting of process systems
  • Monitor/control dispatch to ensure sweetener product is delivered to customers on time
  • Adjust dispatch and work with customers to facilitate schedule add-ons and changes
  • Interact with railroad group to receive correct product switches
  • Monitor and reorder routine operational supplies
  • Physical labor includes - moving 3" and 4" hoses, carting flanges and minimal tools
  • Perform maintenance projects and repairs
  • Department sanitation

Required Qualifications:

  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Ability to work in varied indoor and outdoor conditions which may include heat, cold, dust, loud noise, etc., with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including a respirator
  • Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting, with or without reasonable accommodation
  • Ability to work in elevated areas (4 feet and above)
  • Ability to understand and communicate in English (verbal/written)
  • Ability to work overtime, weekends and holidays, or different shifts with advance notice
  • Basic use of computer

Preferred Qualifications:

  • High School education or GED equivalent
  • Prior experience in production related work
  • Previous maintenance experience
  • Must be able to operate machinery
  • Valid Driver License

Considered candidates will receive a phone call from a (952) area code. Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet



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