Description
Job Summary:
This permanent Operator I position involves operating machinery, performing preventive maintenance, and resolving basic issues in a production facility to ensure production goals and product quality are met.
Key Highlights:
1. Operating machinery and mechanical equipment in production environments
2. Performing preventive maintenance and resolving basic issues
3. Actively participating in training sessions and complying with safety policies
Cargill is a family-owned company committed to providing safe, responsible, and sustainable food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world. At the heart of the supply chain, we collaborate with producers and customers to source, manufacture, and deliver essential life-sustaining products.
By providing customers with essentials for life, we help businesses grow, communities thrive, and consumers live well.
This position is part of our Food division, where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, quick-service restaurants, and retailers with a full range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, eggs, alternative proteins, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa, and chocolate
**Purpose and Impact of the Role**
This is a **permanent** position located at **CAVASA, COLOMBIA**. Please note that Cargill does not provide relocation assistance to the work location.
New and easy application options are available for this role: chat with our recruiting assistant Ana at careers.cargill.com or send a **WhatsApp** message with the word **Jobs** to \+ 1 612 441 2032
**Shift/Work Schedule:** Rotating
Operator I will perform a variety of responsibilities within their assigned area of the production facility, including operating machinery and mechanical equipment, performing preventive maintenance, and resolving basic issues in accordance with established policies, procedures, and frequent guidance. In this role, different work areas may be assigned as needed to ensure production goals are met, quality products are produced, and performance is maximized while adhering to all safety policies and regulations.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Distribute product across various operations in the production process
* Safely and properly operate hand tools and/or manual machines
* Understand, comply with, and promote current corporate regulations, policies, and standards
* Package, palletize, and label finished products per established guidelines
* Transport, arrange, and store products within designated areas
* Maintain order and cleanliness in the work area according to company standards
* Verify and monitor production levels and product quality, reporting any detected deviations
* Strictly comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and EHS policies and procedures
* Actively participate in ranking training, operational trainings, and any other training assigned by your immediate supervisor
* Prepare and supply necessary inputs, tools, equipment, and implements required to initiate and sustain departmental processes
* Perform assigned repetitive operational tasks, which may require physical effort and/or high concentration, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and food safety specifications
**Qualifications**
**Minimum:**
* Must be over 18 years of age
* Ability to perform physical tasks such as bending, climbing up and down stairs, kneeling, squatting, or twisting safely, with or without reasonable accommodation
* Ability to lift up to 25 or 12\.5 kilograms with or without reasonable accommodation (as applicable)
* Ability to work in various environments where noise, dust, chemicals, etc., may be present, using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
* Completion of primary education
* Ability to read and write Spanish fluently
* Ability to work overtime, including weekends, holidays, or alternate shifts, with prior notice
**Preferred:**
* Prior experience of 6 months working in a production environment
**Please note that Cargill will NEVER request your credit card information, usernames, or passwords through any channel. At Cargill, we safeguard the security of our employees; therefore, we emphasize that any call requesting such information must be reported immediately to your financial institution. To learn more about our data privacy policy, please visit our** **website**
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