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Production Miner

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Job ID 316639 Date posted 10/22/2025 Location : Lansing, New York Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Hourly Full Time

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 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 Type: Full time

Shift(s) Available: 3rd shift

Compensation: $27.87/hr

Sign-on bonus: $1,500

Principal Accountabilities:

  • Adhere to all safety requirements, including use of PPE, area inspections, hazard recognition, and pre-operational equipment inspections.

  • Address or report hazards found, report deficiencies found with equipment, input work requests into SAP

  • Perform tasks in the mining cycle, to facilitate the safe and efficient mining of salt.

  • Perform any task assigned by Production Supervisor

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

  • Must be able to understand and communicate in English(verbal/written)

  • High school degree or GED Equivalent

  • Must be able and willing to perform with or without reasonable accommodation: working underground (up to 1800 feet), which involves bending, kneeling, climbing, crawling, twisting, and lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

  • Must be able to operate machinery and/or industrial equipment

  • Able to work overtime, holidays, nights, weekends, and different shifts with advance notice

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience in production related work

  • Basic Computer skills

Considered candidates will receive a phone call from a (952) area code.


Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet



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