Associate Engineer

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 Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.

Job Purpose and Impact

As an Engineer I, you’ll play an active, day-to-day role in improving how all aspects of a soybean processing plant operate together—working continuously alongside operators, maintenance teams, and supervisors to optimize how soybeans are crushed into meal and oil. This role is rooted in ongoing, hands-on collaboration, where you’ll help identify opportunities, troubleshoot real-world challenges, and implement practical improvements that make the operation safer, smoother, and more efficient.

You’ll build a strong foundation by applying engineering standards in a live production environment, learning directly from front-line teams and experienced engineers. Your work will include supporting process improvements, reliability efforts, and small-to-medium capital projects—helping plan, design, and evaluate timelines and costs—while contributing to the upkeep and performance of the systems and equipment that keep the plant running every day.

Key Accountabilities

• Follow prescribed guidelines or policies to analyze and resolve problems.

• Continue to build knowledge of the organization, processes and customers.

• Contribute to designing and improving manufacturing processes, instruments and equipment, testing manufactured products to maintain quality.

• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Prefered Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering

• Previous industrial co-op or internship experience in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering

• Experience of continuous processes

• Manufacturing industry work experience

Position Information

• Location: Sioux City, Iowa

• Relocation assistance may be available for this role

• Work Schedule: Day shift

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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