Maintenance specialist

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 animal nutrition and health business, where we improve lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.

Job Type : Full Time

Shift(s) Available : 1st

Benefits information :

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 :

Execute specific equipment maintenance for each asset involved with packaging and palletizing processes

Maintain the mechanical and electrical integrity of new installations and existing systems

Implement, monitor, and maintain best practices to improve operational effectiveness through continuous improvement and reliability excellence methods and tools

Monitor capitalized repair and replacement projects, mitigate risk issues, and removes barriers to ensure completion of milestones within budget

Monitor and maintain best practices to improve operational effectiveness through continuous improvement and reliability excellence methods and tools

Partner with vendors and handle contracts related to asset improvements and new asset project activities

Ensure the ongoing mechanical, electrical and structural integrity of plant equipment

Develop and implement reliability improvement plans to include Operator care

Facilitate cause analysis based on established thresholds

Understanding and adhering to all safety rules and regulations

Maintaining a safe and clean work environment

Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications :

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, crawling, and twisting, with or without 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 (PPE) including a respirator

Ability to work in elevated areas (4 feet and above)

Ability to understand and communicate in English (verbal / written)

Ability to work in confined spaces

Proficient with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook)

Ability to work overtime including holidays, nights, weekends, or different shifts with advance notice

Basic experience with maintenance trades

Minimum of two years of experience with industrial electrical knowledge and any mechanical maintenance trade

Bachelor degree, Trade school certification or degree in an electrical and or mechanical field, or relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience performing maintenance trades such as welding, pipefitting, fabrication, rigging systems, gearbox and bearings, lubrication, pump and piping systems, or hydraulics and pneumatics

Experience working with control voltages, and / or PID loop controls, and / or 120 / 277 / 480v

Experience with safe work practices, such as Pre-Job Hazard Analysis (PJHA), confined spaces, job task permitting, etc.

Experience troubleshooting programming technologies, such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) and Computer based HMI (Human Machine Interface)

Experience in cause analysis facilitation

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.

Last updated : 2024-05-01