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Electromechanical Technician

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Job ID 311091 Date posted 07/03/2025 Location : Gainesville, Georgia

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 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.

The Electromechanical Technician will perform maintenance, troubleshoot moderately complex program issues, modify or implement programming on computer-controlled systems through regular guidance.


Job Type: Full Time
Shift Available: 12 hours night shift
Compensation: $33.00/hr - $35.00/hr


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.



Benefits Information:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription 
  • Drug Insurance
  • 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: 

  • In this role, you will utilize maintenance and reliability practices to ensure all assets are maintained in safe condition while continuing to ensure the life of the equipment being used.
  • Perform periodic inspection and maintenance on packaging equipment, processing equipment, storage systems, plant utilities and other mechanical and electrical systems with limitedguidance.
  • Provide feedback and suggestions for improving the reliability of plant assets while troubleshooting machinery and automation failures as necessary.
  • Conduct advanced troubleshooting of machinery and automation failures, including motor control devices, input sensing devices and other output devices.
  • Participate in the design and installation of new or upgraded equipment and machinery.
  • Implement and modify programming with direction.

Required Qualifications:

  • Eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting, with or without reasonable accommodation
  • 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 understand and communicate in English (verbal/written)
  • Ability to work overtime including holidays, nights, weekends, or different shifts with advance notice
  • Basic comper skills
  • Experience working in a production or plant environment
  • Have minimum of one year of experience with industrial electrical automation and any mechanical maintenance trade


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Have experience operating forklifts and/or similar equipment
  • Have experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), such as SAP
  • Have previous experience with inventory system
  • Have experience performing maintenance trades such as welding, pipefitting, fabrication, rigging systems, gearbox and bearings, lubrication, pump and piping systems, or hydraulics and pneumatics

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



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