Student – General Labour

Working at Cargill is an opportunity to thrive — a place to develop your career to the fullest while engaging in meaningful work that makes a positive impact around the globe. You will be proud to work for a company with a strong history of ethics and a purpose of nourishing people. We offer a diverse, supportive environment where you will grow personally and professionally as you learn from some of the most talented people in your field.

At Cargill we have a Culture of Safety, our goal is to return everyone safely back to their loved ones every day.

Cargill’s Agricultural Supply Chain – North America (CASC NA) connects agricultural producers to food, feed and industrial customers through a seamless supply chain. We help our customers compete in the global market and efficiently deliver products from origins to destinations through our marketing, sourcing, originating, storing, trading, consulting and processing of grain, oilseeds and crop inputs products and solutions. CASC NA business reaches across Canada, United States & Mexico with an expansive asset footprint including over 200 grain elevators, export/import facilities, oilseed crush plants, biodiesel facilities, and farm service centers.

Job Description:
Student – General Labourers (GLs) can be assigned to work performing a cleanup task up to groups of five for larger jobs. Tasks include sweeping, shoveling, vacuuming, scraping with a long-handled or small hand scraper, blowing with a pressure wand, and hosing. GLs clean in a wide range of areas including under and around machinery, equipment and conveyors, on roof tops and amongst wiring and piping. Jobs may be brief, such as cleaning up a small spill with a shovel and wheelbarrow, or full shift, such as blowing dust from walls, cables, pipes and gaps in equipment. Approximately half the clean-up involves sweeping. Infrequent heavier jobs include cleaning at the bottom of a bucket elevator, shoveling large spills, hosing gutters on the dock, scraping screens from the cleaning machines with a hand scraper, and cleaning the turn head which involves shoveling and vacuuming heavy grain in a bent, constricted posture.

This Full Time – Temporary position is located in North Vancouver, BC; however please expect receiving calls from a 204 area code in case you are considered. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Required:

• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada
• Cargill requires that employees be a minimum of 18 years old
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
• Must be able to perform physical job duties including bending/stooping, climbing ladders, open/close valves, shoveling, pounding with hammer and work in confined spaces
• 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) including a respirator
• Ability to work in elevated areas (4 feet and above)
• Must be able to operate machinery and/or industrial equipment
• Must be able to read/write English
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Ability to work overtime, holidays, nights, weekends or different shifts
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred:

• Prior experience in production related work
• Basic computer and typing skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office software, with an emphasis on Excel and Word