Greenhouse Maintenance Technician

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 157 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Greenhouse Maintenance Mechanic will perform maintenance and troubleshoot greenhouse, production or warehouse machinery typically focused on a multiple trades with regular guidance. In this role, you will utilize maintenance and reliability practices to complete preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance to ensure assets are maintained to ensure effectiveness of the facility.
 

Job Type: Full Time
Shift(s) Available: 1st
Compensation: $ 30.00/hr

 

Key Accountabilities

• Utilize maintenance and reliability practices with some guidance to ensure all assets are maintained in safe condition while continuing to ensure the life of the equipment being used.
• Complete preventative, predictive and reactive industrial maintenance throughout the facility, with limited direction.
• Leverage knowledge and ability to operate 1 or 2 standard maintenance tools such as power tools, basic hand tools, electric tools, precision maintenance tools and preventative maintenance technology tools.
• Demonstrate experience in 1 or 2 maintenance trades and components (ex. electrical, welding, pipefitting, fabrication, gearbox and bearing maintenance, lubrication, pumps and piping systems, mechanical maintenance and hydraulic and pneumatic systems).
• Modify with some direction or instruction in either electrical or mechanical schematics, blueprints and operation manuals.
• Document completed work and the conditions found utilizing maintenance computer software and interact regularly with peers and management to pursue continuous improvement of facility operations.
• Operate forklifts and scissor lifts following standard production documentation to deliver to the correct location.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

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)     
• Basic use of a computer     
• 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)    
• Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting, with or without a reasonable accommodation     
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, different shifts, In call due to alarm calls and holidays with advance notice
• Greenhouse maintenance and troubleshooting, or relevant experience

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with safe work practices, such as Pre-Job Hazard Analysis (PJHA), confined spaces, job task permitting, etc.
• Trade school certification or degree in a maintenance related field, or relevant military experience
• Basic experience troubleshooting various mechanical components and systems.    
• Experience working in agricultural, harvest, greenhouse related work.    

 

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.