Maintenance Superintendent

Cargill Inc

Columbus, NE

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Columbus, NE
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30+ days ago

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Job ID 326450 Date posted 04/30/2026 Location : Columbus, Nebraska Category BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status Salaried Full Time

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 Maintenance Superintendent will supervise and execute the deployment of overall leading maintenance practices aligned to production needs. In this role, you will lead a team that executes routine complex activities to maintain and improve capacity utilization and quality standards realized through reliable operations across the region.

Key Accountabilities

  • Develop preventive maintenance programs.
  • Coordinate and integrates with other plant functions to ensure support.
  • Ensure work is performed following safety guidelines to ensure health and wellbeing of employees.
  • Resolve maintenance priorities based on established plans and assigns tasks.
  • Oversee maintenance activities to ensure that disruption to production is minimized.
  • Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Proficient in PSM (process safety management)
  • Has an Ammonia Refrigeration Systems Certification - Operator Level 2
  • 2 years of supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to read & interpret detail blueprints, P&IDs, single-lines, ladder logic and wiring schematics
  • SAP experience
  • Boiler experience
  • Rendering experience
  • Willing to be a part of the Hazmat team
  • Willing to obtain class 2 Nebraska wastewater license within 12 months.

Additional Details

Location: This position is open in Columbus, NE

Schedule: 6:00 AM-4:00 PM

The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

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