Packaging Lead

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 Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

New, easy-to-apply options are available for this role: chat with our recruiting assistant Ana at careers.cargill.com or text CargillJobs to 60196.

Benefits:

• 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
• Access to discounted daycare tuition and priority access at local Sidney YMCA childcare center

Principal Accountabilities:

• Follow all packaging schedules’ and handle all unplanned events
• May perform break relief and other coverage as needed
• Improve Technical Efficiency (TE) performance by analyzing and improving changeovers and reducing performance loss
• Coordinate with the maintenance department, create work orders using SAP and completing daily paperwork and communication logs to reduce downtime on the lines
• Collect information to prepare shifts reports and escalating concerns in a timely manner
• Review and respond appropriately to issues recorded on the tracking boards to avoid rework
• Assist with continuous improvement, manager of rework and general activities
• Collect out-of-spec Raw Materials for review by supervision and procurement
• Effectively coach and document personnel issues to achieve high performance team
• Understanding and adhering to all safety rules and regulations(including food safety policies and procedures)
• Maintaining a safe and clean work environment
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Right to work in the U.S. that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a third-party employer.
• Cargill requires employees be a minimum of 18 years old to work in a production facility.
• Ability to understand and communicate in English (verbal/written)
• High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
• Basic use of a computer
• Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 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 (PPE)
• Ability to work overtime including weekends, holidays, or different shifts with advance notice

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience as lead operator
• Use of SAP (production system) and WM6 (inventory management)

Considered candidates will receive a phone call from a (952) area code. Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement