Processing Technician

Cargill is seeking a Processing Technician in Elk River, MN, to prepare animal feed samples for lab analysis and conduct routine analytical testing. Responsibilities include weighing, grinding, and labeling samples, maintaining inventory, and ensuring safety compliance. Candidates should have a high school diploma and at least 2 years of relevant experience. The position offers a salary of $44,000 - $48,000 and is not remote.
Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
Job Purpose and Impact

The Processing Technician will prepare a variety of animal feed and animal by-product samples for laboratory analysis. In this role you will also perform high volume analytical testing that is of low complexity. The Тechnician will assist and work with senior analysts and peers to enable high volumes of analyses to be safely and effectively performed daily. The position will interact with feed samples, inventory and data systems, MS Office software, and a limited assortment of analytical hardware such as weighing apparatuses, grinders, and moisture ovens.

Key Accountabilities
• Perform high volume of routine laboratory tasks and assist in the development of data including but not limited to weighing samples, grinding samples, labeling, solution preparation, filtration, moisture analyses and other proximate analyses under minimal supervision.
• Perform general laboratory functions including documenting procedures, safe storage of materials, use and disposal of chemicals and regulatory and safety compliance as part of maintaining the laboratory.
• Maintain inventory and availability records.
• Assist in the coordination of analytical process completion.
• Maintain and use inventory, data, and computer systems database..
• Handle moderately complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
• High school diploma, secondary education level or equivalent
• Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Intermidiate PC and MS Office experience.
Preferred Qualifications
• Degree in laboratory-related field

Position Information
• Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
• Location: Elk River, MN
• The expected salary for this position is $44,000 - $48,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.
• At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.