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Maintenance Technician 1

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Job ID 304242 Date posted 02/06/2025 Location : Lake Odessa, Michigan Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Hourly Full Time

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.

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 Location: Lake Odessa, MI
Job Type: Full Time
Shift Available: 2nd
Compensation: $27.75-$35.00/hr
Sign-On Bonus: $5,000

Benefits Information

  • $2 shift differential from 2:00pm - 6:00am
  • $3.00/hr Weekly Attendance Bonus
  • Paid Lunch and Break times
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Weekly Perfect Attendance Bonuses
  • 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

  • Accountable for the production of food safe product in a fast paced manufacturing environment; including but not limited to work with electrical systems, refrigeration systems, plumbing, manufacturing equipment, boiler operation, water quality, waste water, and complete work orders, projects, preventative maintenance, water quality inspection procedures testing by making adjustments in a timely manner
  • Complete all paperwork pertaining to work orders, service call reports and purchase requisitions, initiate purchase requisitions for parts and document shift events, problems and repairs or actions taken
  • Maintain adherence to all Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
  • This position shall have the responsibility to report problems with the food safety management system to identified person(s). This position has the responsibility and authority to initiate and record actions.  Acquire and maintain knowledge of HACCP/OPRP/PRP (GMP) policies and requirements to complete all monitoring and/or verifications tasks as outlined in the Food Safety Management

Required Qualifications

  • 3 years of industrial Maintenance experience or completion of Maintenance Trainee Program at Cargill or completion of technical college degree in related field
  • Willingness and ability to complete the following trainings and obtain license or certification: boiler license, forklift license, ammonia specific refrigeration training and certification  
  • Availability to work outside of normal shift up to including weekend and off shift hours as needed
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship  
  • Be willing to be a part of the Hazmat team 
  • Must be 18 years or older  
  • Strong electrical & mechanical aptitude 
  • Ability to read & interpret blueprints or other forms of engineering drawings 
  • Ability to read & interpret detail blueprints, P&IDs, single-lines, ladder logic and wiring schematics 
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous maintenance experience 
  • Food manufacturing experience  
  • Previous leadership experience

Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement.


Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

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