Cargill Employer Reviews

This location is downsizing/closing. Even though conditions are challenging, Cargill maintains a positive and safe environment. Customer satisfaction is as important as ever.

I enjoy the work, my responsibilities suit me well. My co-workers are great to get along with.

There was very poor communication between everyone. We worked 12 hour days and 6-7 days a week for over a year with no end in sight. The security of our jobs were used against use by management if we could not work 12 hours at last minute notice.

Typical day always has more work than people to do it

Learned process needs to be tempered by common sense

Management Only concerned with creating positive metrics even if not based on reality.

Co-workers were great. A lot of good people tying to do their best.

Hardest part of job is being managed by people who do not know what we do and are only – more... interested in metrics that don't always fit.

Actually changed work life balance to work life choice because so many people question if work life balance was possible.

Most enjoyable part of the job is working with great people and feeling of accomplishment when things are going well. – less

This is a good place to work...yes its hard work..but they give you GOOD benefits and they pay you GOOD.

The hours were killer. Alot of overtime demanded at last minute when silos did not empty due to equipment malfunctions/repairs.
The culture at the Mason City plant was all in who you know and very clique. Gossip was everywhere as was double standards.
The quality was compromised in lieu of quantity. Many GMP SSOP and safety violations rampant.

Great place with many perks you wouldn't find anywhere else. Corporate office has a service garage where you can get your car worked on while you work, there is a great cafeteria with many choices for food, a coffee shop, and even a store - much like a Hallmark store. The bosses don't expect anything more out of you than they themselves do - and they – more... ALL know the jobs they supervise. Very professional and respectful workplace. – less

In this position my main role was to make certain we were producing what we needed on a daily basis that met our customer demands as well what made sense from a business perspective.

I enjoyed working there.cause it was busy and a fast pace place. Time went by quick while at work. The only thing was a mnus was that i was working over night.I leave home around 4pm and got off any where around 5am to 8 am. I didnt mind the long work days but i didnt get to see or spend no time with my kids.

Best company I have worked for. Employees are important to them.

Enjoyed learning different aspects of the production work environment. Given the opportunity to add my knowledge and experience from previous employer to improve cycle time on a particular process. Management was open to ideas and was willing to give them a try if it seemed reasonable. It was fun times.

Great working atmosphere, people are calm and focused and very secure in their jobs.

They are big on process, and have a lot of talent.

Management is thoughtful and will give you what you need to get the job done.

The co-workers are very helpful, although they do suffer from "silo" syndrome.

Hardest part of the job is that it's very "corporate"... – more... no shortage of people that are caught up in their own sense of self importance. – less

There was never a dull moment in the world of beef. The sky was the limit. With the learning capabilities set to your individual capacity. Management had their individual demands. The world of beef is a very demanding industry you must work as a team and not personalize amongst your coworkers everyone brings something vital to he table. That was the – more... hardest part of the job. The most enjoyable was the numbers. success shows in Numbers. – less

Cargill gave me an opportunity to learn many skills. I learned to weld, fabricate, rebuild equipment, computer skills, and to become more of a people person.

a typical day at work for a computer operator in shipping department was pretty easy all you had to do was be able to multitask and keep up with twelve orders at a time or being able to help with a customers questions.
what i have learned at Cargill is that through good work comes great rewards. Management was always there to help when needed. My coworkers – more... were my best part of the job it was always fun to be able to go to work and meet new people. Our jobs came first but we always had a fun time doing it. I would say the hardest part of the job for me was when i had to help and explain to a customer why their shipments at times would be late. Most of the time it was mechanical errors and there was no way in telling when they would get their product – less

I worked with an awesome group of people and my manager was great. I wish I could have stayed on longer. The hours were great and fit well into my family schedule.

Cleaned out grain bins, and made sure the plant was clean at all times. Learned a lot about farming and working with customers coming into the plant to drop a load of grain off. Worked with awesome co-workers fun and energetic. Loaded rail cars was the hardest part of the job flipping lids and closing lids on the cars. I loved going there everyday to – more... look out on lake Michigan and see Chicago. – less

Cargill is a great place to work and build a career. There are numerous opportunities within the company that are varied enough to have a different career within the same company.

Excel was very rewarding in that I was able to see and do a lot of complicated repairs on sophisticated automated meat processing lines. I really don't like working third shift and after a few years it was time for me to leave. The hardest part of the job is that all of the equipment is sprayed down with water every night causing electrical issues and – more... wearing out bearings on a lot of the equipment. – less

Cargill is a good company which gave numerous opportunities to learn and grow within the organization.
I have learned throughout the years how to manage different
people and personalities.
The most enjoyable part of the job is working with the same people
I have worked with for the past 11 years, turnover has improved
greatly over the past few years.

i started at regular production from housekeeping tote opener palet stacker meat packer did all that for 4 months became a machince operator i would set up machince follow all safety procedures and rules keep up with production keep area clean and safe when finished break down machince and clean up