Lead Technician - Kansas City, Kansas

Grow your career with Cargill in Kansas City! Join our team as a full time Lead Technician on the 2nd shift! Pay range $30.00 - $32.00 /hr along with Paid Vacation and Holidays, Medical, Dental and Vision, 401(k) with matching, Paid Parental Leave and more!

Principal Accountabilities:

• Assists in planning for future production workforce needs and participates in selection of employees
• Align with corporate policies and procedures related to Environment, Health and Safety and Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory
• Executes and monitors day-to-day operations for all production processes for a process, across shifts. Ensures safety and quality procedures are met
• Actively measures performance and implements leading common practices to promote operational efficiencies
• Executes day-to-day operations of assigned area, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee safety; documents and investigated EHS incidents to determine route cause and eliminate safety risks
• Participate in cross-functional teams and various continuous improvement projects
• Interacting regularly with peers and management to pursue continuous improvement of facility operations and promote a teamwork focused environment
• Operating forklifts, loaders, scissor lifts, and aerial lifts
• Understanding and adhering to all safety policies and procedures
• Maintaining a safe and clean work environment
• Other duties as assigned

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 50 lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting, with or without a 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 in confined spaces
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work overtime including holidays, nights, weekends, or different shifts with advance notice

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.