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Consultant, I&O Operations

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Consultant, I&O Operations

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Fullerton, CA, USA

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Food • Greentech • Logistics • Sharing Economy • Transportation • Agriculture • Industrial

Reimagining what's possible for food and agriculture

The Role

Provides onsite IT infrastructure and workplace technology support across manufacturing facilities. Monitors network and server performance, troubleshoots infrastructure issues, manages incidents, analyzes protocols, deploys hardware and software, maintains technology inventories, supports backup and disaster recovery, coordinates vendors and technical teams, contributes to IT projects, and helps automate infrastructure management.

Summary Generated by Built In

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact

The Professional, Operations job maintains the smooth operation of the organization's infrastructure by performing moderately complex tasks, including monitoring systems, troubleshooting issues, and implementing security measures. With limited supervision, this job serves as a trusted onsite IT partner physically based within manufacturing facilities, providing hands-on support for infrastructure and workplace technology. The role may support multiple facilities within an assigned geographic territory and may require travel to nearby sites. This job collaborates with vendors and internal teams to document and resolve moderately complex network and infrastructure issues, maintain technology asset inventories, and implement solutions that improve reliability, availability, and security across plant environments.

Key Accountabilities

MONITORING INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE: Monitors performance of network, virtual, and physical devices to maintain smooth and efficient operations, applying tools to track network traffic, identify issues, and maintain optimal performance.
TROUBLESHOOTING & RESOLVING ISSUES: Diagnoses and resolves moderately complex infrastructure and workplace technology problems affecting routers, switches, servers, communication circuits, PCs, scanners, printers, and other site technology assets, including performing root cause analysis and implementing solutions to prevent future occurrences.
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT: Monitors and responds to network and hosting incidents, outages, performance alerts, and production-impacting technology issues including categorizing issues and coordinating with technical teams for timely resolution.
PROTOCOL ANALYSIS: Performs moderately complex protocol analysis to troubleshoot network issues and sustain proper communication between network devices.
CONFIGURATION & DEPLOYMENT: Partners to configure and deploy new hardware and software while ensuring compatibility with existing systems, including setting up servers, network devices, and other infrastructure components.
COLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION: Partners with vendors, third party service providers, remote technology teams, and internal teams to execute onsite technology work, resolve moderately complex issues and improve performance, providing effective and efficient communication, coordination and timely updates.
DOCUMENTATION & REPORTING: Documents network and infrastructure issues, resolutions, performance trends, and technology asset inventories; provides reports to senior technical personnel and stakeholders to inform decision making and improve operational performance.
BACKUP & DISASTER RECOVERY: Maintains and partners to develop backup and disaster recovery plans to ensure data integrity and availability in case of system failures or data loss.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Co-leads information technology projects, such as system upgrades, migrations, and new implementations, delivering projects on time and within budget.
AUTOMATION & SCRIPTING: Partners to develop automation scripts and tools to streamline infrastructure management tasks and improve operational efficiency.

Qualifications

Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

Skills Required

At least 2 years of relevant work experience

What the Team is Saying

Cargill Compensation & Benefits Highlights

Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust, with multiple medical plan options (including HSA/HRA pathways) plus dental, vision, and mental‑health supports such as a 24/7 EAP and Lyra. Wellness incentives, health advocacy, and group‑rate voluntary protections further round out the offering.
Retirement Support — Retirement programs combine a 401(k) with company contributions and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, with some materials also noting an employer‑funded retirement account based on age and service. This multi‑layered design emphasizes long‑term savings and ownership participation.
Parental & Family Support — Paid family leave for the delivering parent is outlined at up to 12 weeks fully paid when combining salary continuation and leave programs, alongside bonding and caregiver leave structures. Family resources such as adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, Bright Horizons childcare support, and Milk Stork are also available.

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The Company

HQ: Wayzata, MN

155,000 Employees

Year Founded: 1865

What We Do

We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. 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 flooring. By providing customers with products that are vital for living, we help businesses grow, communities prosper and consumers live well in their daily lives.

Why Work With Us

The decision to join Cargill can open the door to a world of possibility. As part of our Digital, Technology & Data team, you’ll get to be part of a large and diverse group full of unique perspectives united by a common, higher purpose while building a rewarding career full of opportunity, growth and the satisfaction of knowing your work matters.