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Mill Operator Team Lead

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Job ID 310459 Date posted 06/26/2025 Location : Elk River, Minnesota Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Hourly Full Time

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. 
This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.

Job type: Full Time
Shift available: 1st
Compensation: $25-30/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

•    Perform ongoing assigned lead activities including providing support to the team.
•    Work with Project coordinator and lead team in daily production to ensure appropriate product quality parameters, sanitary condition of the facility, production efficiency and continuity of operations aligned with food safety requirements and experimental protocols. 
•    Lead preventative Maintenance and other equipment/mechanical needs
•    Coordinate and review the daily reporting and escalate complex issues to appropriate supervisor.
•    Use broad understanding to ensure compliance with safety regulations and adhere to permit and exemption procedures while providing guidance.
•    Identify, record, and advance Continuous Improvement opportunities
•    Conduct training and provide guidance and support for other team members.
•    Ability to work weekends and 2 holidays per year
•    Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • Eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
  • Be 18 years or older
  • High school diploma/GED
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting, with or without reasonable accommodation
  • Able to work in elevated areas (4 feet and above)
  •  Able 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 communicate in English (verbal /written)
  • Ability to work overtime including weekends, holidays, or different shifts with advance notice
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience working in a production or plant environment
  • Ability to work weekends and 2 holidays per year


Preferred Qualifications

•    Boiler’s License (or ability to obtain license)
•    Forklift experience 
•    Experience with Inventory Systems

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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