Plant Maintenance Technician - $5000 Sign-On

Company : Cargill

Location : Ionia, MI, 48846

Posted Date : 16 October 2025

Job Type : Full Time

Category : Installation & Maintenance

Occupation : Maintenance Technician

Job Details

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.

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 Available: 2nd
Compensation: $28.50-$37.70/hr
$3/hr Weekly Attendance Bonus
$2 shift premium from 2:00pm-6:00am
Sign-on Bonus: $5,000

Benefits Information

Paid Lunch and Break times
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance
Weekly Perfect Attendance Bonuses
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

Accountable for the production of food safe product in a fast paced manufacturing environment; including but not limited to work with electrical systems, refrigeration systems, plumbing, manufacturing equipment, boiler operation, water quality, waste water, and complete work orders, projects, preventative maintenance, water quality inspection procedures testing by making adjustments in a timely manner
Complete all paperwork pertaining to work orders, service call reports and purchase requisitions, initiate purchase requisitions for parts and document shift events, problems and repairs or actions taken
Maintain adherence to all Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
This position shall have the responsibility to report problems with the food safety management system to identified person(s). This position has the responsibility and authority to initiate and record actions. Acquire and maintain knowledge of HACCP/OPRP/PRP (GMP) policies and requirements to complete all monitoring and/or verifications tasks as outlined in the Food Safety Management

Required Qualifications

3 years of industrial Maintenance experience or completion of Maintenance Trainee Program at Cargill or completion of technical college degree in related field
Willingness and ability to complete the following trainings and obtain license or certification: boiler license, forklift license, ammonia specific refrigeration training and certification 
Availability to work outside of normal shift up to including weekend and off shift hours as needed
Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship 
Must be able to work in the US without an humanitarian Parole status related to Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua or Venezuela which is subject to the Federal Register Notice of revocation by DHS on March 25, 2025
Be willing to be a part of the Hazmat team
Must be 18 years or older 
Strong electrical & mechanical aptitude
Ability to read & interpret blueprints or other forms of engineering drawings
Ability to read & interpret detail blueprints, P&IDs, single-lines, ladder logic and wiring schematics
Ability to read, write, and speak English

Preferred Qualifications

Previous maintenance experience
Food manufacturing experience
Previous leadership experience

Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

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