Manufacturing Technology Senior Engineer

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Job Title: Manufacturing Technology Senior Engineer
Location: Wayzata, MN, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Cargill, Inc
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: USD 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 per year
Job Description: Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Manufacturing Technology Senior Engineer will provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise in the Solar and Evaporation manufacturing technology areas to support the salt manufacturing facilities. This role will help optimize the performance of existing assets by partnering with the site operations and engineering teams and other functions. In this role, you will work to drive efficient and safe performance of each unit operation including process capabilities, performance monitoring, process improvements and support the training and development for the salt manufacturing technologies.

Key Accountabilities

Assess technical performance of assets to identify gaps and solutions.
Provide oversight into the implementation of improvement projects, plans, techniques, tools and quality standards across sites.
Provide guidance to technical design of systems and projects within the solar and evaporation manufacturing technology domains.
Provide manufacturing technology expertise to plants, working with local teams, manufacturing technology strategy and governance teams, other subject matter experts, external experts and technical support to identify and resolve root causes to emerging issues.
Provide leadership in administering and support the creation of related standards for plants in alignment with manufacturing technology systems.
Leading management of complex technical issues.
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Project or initiative management experience
Experience in multiple domains such as engineering, production, reliability and capital excellence, research and development and operations management
3 years of experience with related solar or evaporation manufacturing technology

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years of experience with related solar or evaporation manufacturing technology
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
Experience working in operations within chemical, food or processing environments
Proficient in data analysis and analytics
Ability to be located at a salt production facility

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

The expected salary for this position is $120,000-150,000. 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-wellnessto learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions) .

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Job Post Date: 12/19/25