Extruder Operator
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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.
Job Type: Full Time
Shift Available: Rotating
Compensation: $18.00/hr
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
Principal Accountabilities:
- Manufacture feed products on extruding equipment and ensure that they meet specifications, customers’ needs and HACCP/ quality requirements
- Participating and implementing FSQR Program (Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory)
- Assist in loading out feed onto trucks
- Safety - responsible for safety of themselves and teammates. Requires active participation in safety program
- Assist in other plant areas as needed
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)
- Ability to perform basic math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, & division
- Ability to operate machinery and/or industrial equipment
- Ability to multi-task in fast paced environment
- 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 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 in elevated areas (4 feet and above)
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to work overtime including weekends, holidays, or different shifts with advance notice
Preferred Qualifications:
- High school diploma/GED or a minimum of two years equivalent work experience
- Prior experience in feed or production related work or forklift
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.
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