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Job ID 291978 Date posted 05/01/2024 Location : Owensboro, Kentucky 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 agricultural supply chain business, where we seamlessly connect farming customers with food, feed and industry.

Job Type: Full Time
Shift(s) Available: Rotating Dupont Schedule 
Compensation: $26.07/hr

Accountabilities: 

  • Operating the spout and moving the barge(s) at the Bean dock while unloading bean barges.
  • Operating the Bobcat inside bean barges (moving beans to spout)
  • Moving and placing cables on barges
  • Assisting in the loading of barges. (watching draft, catching samples, sealing doors, cleaning barges)
  • PIC while loading/unloading tanker barges.
  • Loading meal and pellet trucks when needed.
  • Assisting with loading railcars and railroading.
  • Daily inventory
  • As well as other various duties and tasks that come up

Required Qualifications: 

  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50lbs, kneeling, climbing and twisting, with or without reasonable accommodation
  • Ability to work in elevated areas (4 feet and above)
  • 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)
  • Ability to understand and communicate in English (verbal/written)
  • Ability to work overtime including weekends, holidays, or different shifts with advance notice
  • Ability to work around water and closed/tight spaces
  • Ability  to work 12h rotating shifts 


Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Experience operating a forklift and/or similar equipment
  • High school diploma/GED or a minimum of two years equivalent work experience
  • Basic use of a computer
  • Basic computer experience, including proficiency in Microsoft Office


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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