Skip to main content

At Cargill, we care about your safety and want your job search experience to be a positive one. Unfortunately, there are scams out there where individuals pretend to be Cargill recruiters to try and collect personal information or request payment. Please know that Cargill will never ask you for money during the hiring process, and in most cases, we only accept applications through our official careers site, with the exception of some roles in our production plants. If something doesn't feel right or you have questions, don't hesitate to contact us. To learn more, visit our Notice on Fraudulent Job Offers.

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Apply Now
Job ID 330187 Date posted 07/30/2026 Location : Naas, Ireland 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 specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Mechanical Maintenance Technician will perform maintenance and troubleshoot production or warehouse machinery typically focused on a multiple trades with regular guidance. In this role, you will utilize maintenance and reliability practices to complete preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance to ensure assets are maintained to ensure effectiveness of the facility.

In this role you will work in following shift regime: 

  • Week 1: Mon-Thurs 06:00-14:00 Fri 06:00-13:00
  • Week 2: Mon-Thurs 14:00-22:00 Fri 13:00-20:00

Key Accountabilities

  • Utilize maintenance and reliability practices with some guidance to ensure all assets are maintained in safe condition while continuing to ensure the life of the equipment being used.
  • Complete preventative, predictive and reactive industrial maintenance throughout the facility, with limited direction.
  • Leverage knowledge and ability to operate 1 or 2 standard maintenance tools such as power tools, basic hand tools, electric tools, precision maintenance tools and preventative maintenance technology tools.
  • Demonstrate experience in 1 or 2 maintenance trades and components (ex. electrical, welding, pipefitting, fabrication, gearbox and bearing maintenance, lubrication, pumps and piping systems, mechanical maintenance and hydraulic and pneumatic systems).
  • Modify with some direction or instruction in either electrical or mechanical schematics, blueprints and operation manuals.
  • Document completed work and the conditions found utilizing maintenance computer software and interact regularly with peers and management to pursue continuous improvement of facility operations.
  • Operate forklifts and scissor lifts following standard production documentation to deliver to the correct location.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Other minimum qualifications may apply
  • Recognised apprenticeship
  • Trade cert fitter
Our Offer
We will provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.
Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today.
Cargill is committed to being an inclusive employer. Click here to find out more https://careers.cargill.com/diversity/
Apply Now

LinkedIn Job Matcher

Find where you fit in at Cargill. Log in to connect your LinkedIn profile and we’ll use your skills and experience to search the jobs that might be right for you.

Find Your Match

Our
stories

Learn how our purpose drives everything we do.

Learn More (Sustainable Coco)

Diversity,
Equity
& Inclusion

Our inclusive culture helps us shape the future of the world.

Learn More (Inclusion & Diversity)

Our Annual Report

Read Cargill’s Annual Report to see how we’re helping transform food and agriculture to build a food-secure world.

Learn More (Annual Report)

View All of Our Available Opportunities

Thrive