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Packaging Operator

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Job ID 308693 Date posted 05/19/2025 Location Cleveland , Ohio Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Hourly Full Time

This Full-time position is in Cleveland, Ohio; however please expect receiving calls from a 952 area code in case you are considered. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Cargill is a trusted salt supplier to a wide variety of industries; our portfolio includes food processing salts, sodium reduction solutions, salt for water softeners and swimming pools, bulk and packaged ice melters, industrial salts, and salt for animal feeding. Working at Cargill is an opportunity to thrive – a place to develop your career to the fullest while engaging in meaningful work that makes a positive impact around the globe! We depend on creative, responsible, hardworking individuals like you to operate our business successfully!

Principal Accountabilities

  • Operating and servicing equipment such as packaging, sealing/sewing equipment, stretchwrapping manual, palletizing, block press, mixing equipment forklift, palletizer equipment.  
  • Conducting pre-operation checks of equipment,  
  • General classification labor assignments
  • Sampling and testing product quality 
  • Operating mobile equipment such as forklifts, loaders, etc.
  • Understanding and adhering to all safety policies and procedures
  • Maintaining a safe and clean work environment
  • Other duties as assigned


Requirement

  • Right to work in the U.S. that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a third-party employer.
  • Cargill requires employees be a minimum of 18 years old to work in a production facility.
  • Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting safely, with or without a reasonable accommodation
  • 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)
  • Must be able to operate machinery and/or industrial equipment
  • Must be able to understand and communicate in English(verbal/written)
  • High school degree or GED Equivalent
  • Able to work overtime, holidays, nights, weekends and different shifts with advance notice


Preferred

  • Forklift certified
  • Basic use of a computer and typing skills
  • Experience with SAP or a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft office software, with an emphasis on Excel and Word
  • Working knowledge of inventory systems
  • Prior experience in production related work

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.



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