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Food Handler

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Job ID 313909 Date posted 09/15/2025 Location : Lake Odessa, Michigan Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Hourly Full Time

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.

If you do not hear from Cargill recruiting about your application for this role, you may re-apply next month to the new Food Handler job that is posted.

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 protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.


Job Location: Lake Odessa, MI
Job Type: Full Time
Shift(s) Available: 2nd
Compensation: $19.25-$24.25/hr


Benefits Information

  • Shift differential
  • Weekly attendance bonus
  • Paid Lunch and Break times
  • 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

  • Preparing, packing, and performing quality inspection of further processed egg products with personal safety being the top priority
  • Maintain adherence to all Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Policies and Procedures through monthly participation in the behavior based safety program and completion of the monthly safety and food safety training material
  • Ensuring food safety and quality
  • Transfer ingredients from totes using metal tools weighing 15-20lbs*
  • Move barrels weighing 80-100lbs* (team-lift) to dispose food waste into containers
  • Stack or unstack 30-40lbs* boxes of ingredients or finished product from pallets
  • Perform basic math (addition and subtraction) to count the number of boxes stacked on a pallet, the quantity of egg patties needed to complete a sleeve of product, quantity of packages needed to complete a box of product etc
  • Maintain a count on the number of boxes remaining on a pallet of ingredients to determine the amount of time needed to signal the warehouse team to prepare a pallet to continue loading more products


Required Qualifications

  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
  • Must be 18 years or older 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous food manufacturing and/or production experience
  • Basic technical abilities to effectively troubleshoot manufacturing and packaging equipment 

Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet



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