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 food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.

This Full-time position is located in Dayton, Ohio; however please expect receiving calls from a 952-area code in case you are considered. Relocation assistance is not provided. 

From frosting on birthday cakes to the fuel in your car, Cargill Starches & Sweeteners North America (Starches & Sweeteners NA) is a part of your life in more ways than you would imagine. Leading national brands choose Starches & Sweeteners NA to develop, manufacture, and deliver ingredients that differentiate their food and beverage products in the marketplace. In addition, Starches & Sweeteners NA unlocks the goodness of the common corn kernel to create ingredients that are used in cattle feed, plastics, food packaging and medicines. Starches & Sweeteners NA also markets its own national brands, such as Truvia®, a zero-calorie sweetener, and Sweet Bran®, a value-added cattle feed. BIOasisâ„¢ is a feedstock co-location partnership program that offers over the fence product to bio-processing and biotechnology companies. Starches & Sweeteners NA employs more than 2,400 people and operates facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.  

Principal Accountabilities:

• Process monitoring and control.
• Product sampling analysis.
• Troubleshooting and maintenance of process equipment and instrumentation.
• Procedures, policies and practices adherence and development.
• Permit completion and coordination.
• Assist in assuring efficiency of operation of equipment, quality of product, and safety of all personnel. 
• Monitoring and controlling the various unit operations via the process control system, checking product quality and progress.
• Performing quality checks on raw materials, intermediate process streams, and finished products, using a variety of laboratory equipment.
• Performing verification and validation tasks associated with on-line instruments and control systems.
• Unloading raw material, loading finished products (trucks, railcars, etc.), and controlling inventory in order to satisfy both internal and external customer needs.
• Performing a variety of basic maintenance tasks on plant systems and equipment. Also being directly involved with improvement of these systems and the equipment.
• Problem analysis and solution implementation on short term operational deviations and longer term plant needs.
• Being responsible for the safety, food safety, sanitation, and hygiene conditions as a member of an area team, including necessary clean up and proper handling of the product and production equipment.

Requirements:

• 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 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) including a respirator
• Must be able to operate machinery and/or industrial equipment
• Ability to understand and communicate in English(verbal/written)
• High School diploma or Equivalent
• Basic use of a computer and typing skills
• Ability to work overtime including weekends, holidays, or different shifts with advance notice

Preferred:

• Forklift certified
• Experience with SAP or a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office software, with an emphasis on Excel and Word
• Prior experience in production related work