Maintenance 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 specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.

Job Type: Full Time

Shift Available: 1st

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

Key Accountabilities:

• Apply advanced knowledge and utilization of maintenance and reliability practices to ensure all assets are maintained in safe condition while continuing to ensure the life of the equipment being used

• Serve as a resource to others completing preventative, predictive and reactive industrial maintenance throughout the facility

• Apply a broad knowledge and ability in operating a variety of standard maintenance tools such as power tools, basic hand tools, electric tools, precision maintenance tools and preventative maintenance technology tools

• Apply a broad understanding of a variety of maintenance trades and components (i.e. electrical, welding, pipefitting, fabrication, gearbox and bearing maintenance, lubrication, pumps and piping systems, mechanical maintenance and hydraulic and pneumatic systems)

• Modify equipment by reading either electrical or mechanical schematics, blueprints and operation manuals

• Document completed work and the conditions found utilizing maintenance computer software, serve as a subject matter expert for peers and provide direct feedback to management to pursue continuous improvement of facility operations

• Interacting regularly with external vendors, peers, and management to pursue continuous improvement of facility operations and promote a teamwork focused environment

• Operating mobile equipment such as forklifts, loaders, scissor lifts, and aerial lifts

• Understanding and adhering to all safety policies and procedures

• Maintaining a safe and clean work environment

• Other duties as assigned

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, crawling, and twisting safely, with or without a 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)

• Basic computer skills

• Planning and/or scheduling experience

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

• Minimum 3 years of maintenance experience and/or electrical troubleshooting knowledge

• High School diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with CMMS Programs

• Experience working with control voltage, 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.

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

• Experience troubleshooting programming technologies, such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)

• Experience with precision maintenance, such as laser alignment and/or dial indication

Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

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