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Electrical Technician I

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Job ID 304917 Date posted 02/24/2025 Location : Dayton, Virginia Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Hourly Full Time

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.

Job Purpose and Impact


Job Location: Dayton, VA
Job Type: Full Time
Shift Available: 3rd
Compensation: $29.67/hr


Benefits Information 

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Health and Wellness Incentives
  • Marathon Health Clinic (Employer sponsored health center)
  • 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/Opportunities to grow
  • Employee Discounts

Principal Accountabilities

  • Maintain production and quality by ensuring operation of electrical systems, apparatus, electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment
  • Troubleshoot, ensuring proper maintenance and operational status of equipment using a variety of hand tools and utilizing computer systems/programs 
  • Perform other duties pertaining to hydraulics and pneumatics

Required Qualifications 

  • Ability to communicate efficiently in English (read, write, and speak English)
  • Experience or equivalent completed schooling in diagnosing, replacing, and repairing 110/220/480v industrial electrical circuits, components, and electric motors, and programmable logic controllers
  • Experience or equivalent completed schooling in pneumatic and hydraulic systems
  • Strong knowledge of Mechanical Systems, Plumbing, Equip./Troubleshooting, Electronics, Electrical System, Process Flow/Maintenance Systems, Pneumatic, Hydraulic, Scale, Printer Repair, and/or programmable logic controllers
  • Math skills including but not limited to fractions/decimals, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  • Ability to work on weekends and holidays

Preferred Qualifications 

  •  SAP Experience


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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Protect yourself against recruitment fraud. We are aware that unauthorized individuals may have posed as Cargill recruiters, made contact about job opportunities, and extended job offers via text message, instant message or chat rooms. To ensure a job posting is legitimate, it must be listed on the Cargill.com/Careers website. Learn how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud.

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