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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

Location: Strathroy, ON
Job Type: Full Time
Shift available:  Rotating Shift (Day 7:00 am -3:15pm - Afternoon 3:00 pm to 11:15 pm - Night 11:00pm - 7:15 am)
Compensation: $20.00/hr 

As a Packaging Operator at our Animal Nutrition facility in Strathroy, ON you will be responsible for safe and efficient hands-on duties including setting up, adjusting and operating manufacturing machinery, exercising process control and operating related equipment, driving forklifts and maintaining the facility and grounds.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Packaging Operation and Risk management
• Operate multi-function machinery and process control equipment through control panels, computer terminals and other miscellaneous control systems to receive, transfer, grind, batch/blend, pellet/extrude, bag and ship animal feed/petfood safely and efficiently
• Maintain shift- & process logs as well as several other lean management related documents
• Observe gauges, monitors etc. to ensure compliance with critical to quality specifications
• Set up and adjust processing and packaging equipment to efficiently and safely manufacture animal feed/petfood
• Perform miscellaneous operator care related maintenance duties as well as aid troubleshooting processes guided by maintenance technicians
• Understanding and adhering to all safety rules and regulations
• Maintaining a safe and clean work environment
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada
• Cargill requires that employees be a minimum of 18 years old
• Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting 50 lbs kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting safely, with or without a reasonable accommodation
• 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
• Ability to work in elevated areas (4 feet and above)
• Ability to understand and communicate in English (verbal/written)
• High School diploma or Equivalent
• Basic use of a computer
• Ability to work overtime including weekends, holidays, or different shifts with advance notice

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in production related work
• Previous forklift experience
• Proven ability to manage compliance with Environment, Health & Safety and Operations standards and regulations
• Knowledge of inventory control, quality management, operating efficiency, agricultural experience or specialized knowledge of grain handling and crop input products
• Mechanical aptitude with the ability to operate, service, and troubleshoot machinery
• Understand of the animal feed/petfood manufacturing process and process control system

Considered candidates will receive a phone call from a (204) area code. Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement. 

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.