Cargill Employer Reviews

I really hated having to leave this company. I held so many positions within this company that its hard to list them all. The details are in my resume for the most part. The management team was very understanding and encouraged internal promotions. Ive updated and maintained MSDS books within the entire facility, conducted chemistry tests, microbiology – more... tests, inprocess certification on new analyzers, certified to repair and train operators on several types of lab instruments, delt with customers, regulated inventory for more than 3 departments at a time, and was active on several committees. The latest department was sold and transferred out of state and the previous position I trained my techs to devy up my duties so the position was exempt. I was not promised a position within my field after the department was finalized so I looked elsewhere for employment and found myself in my first management role. So I took the opportunity to advance my experience elsewhere. – less

40 hour work week
Working at Cargill, I learned that family comes first.
Management at Cargill truly care for their employees

I have advanced myself here very quickly, seems though I have maxed out so to speak.

I had fun working here. The managers were friendly and nice. The training staff was also very respectful.

I work a second shift.. 3:30pm-12am.. Cargill gave us locker to chande to our working clothes.. I learned to excersicing my hands before heading to the kill floor and be ready to use my tools.. (knifes and hook). The management was great.. And co workers where very friendly and helpfull.. the hardest part of my job would be smelling so much blood. But – more... i enjoy learning how the meat industry works. – less

This is a place that I do not recommend anyone to work at while attending school. I tried to work here and go to school, both full time and it didn't work out. I went to part time here and full time at school and that didn't work out either. This place puts too much stress on you while trying to attend school.

It is a giant company that does a lot of good for the community. I liked a lot of the aspects of the job, especially to have an opportunity to work in this economy. However, despite my doing a really good job, having excellent recommendations and good attitude I had absolutely no chance of getting a permanent position in this role.

Supervise 14 employees in the shipping of finished goods. Hardest part of job fullfililng daedlies with minimal staff

I enjoyed working for Cargill, Inc. Typical day is working with Sales, taking customer orders, talking to customer, quoted prices. Visited customer that had problems with their Salt orders. Traveled to other Salt facilities in the US and made power point B2B presentations.
Management allowed me to work independently.

was average not hard.
to use a straight knife for the first time.
was very understanding for families.
very good co-workers easy to get along with.
spending to much time on the kill floor.
just having a job and friends.

The worst management team I have ever worked for,there was no coordinating between depts or even employees

Cargill in Flora is a very well managed and maintained place of employment, its not your average 'feed mill'. I currently work second shift, so a typical day would be to first off attend the shift meeting to learn of the happenings of the day and to plan out our shift's work. Then off to short-mix and mix any feeds that need to be run for current orders, – more... run the bagger and forklifts when needed. I am currently in the learning process to operate the two pellet mills. I also will scale in bulk ingredient trucks, take samples to test for toxins and unload to the appropriate bin. Management works closely with all employees to keep us on top of things and to solve any problems that may occur. All the employees work together well to get the job at hand done. For me, the hardest part of the job was learning to have a 'boss' since I had been self-employed all of my adult life and the fact that the hours have been erratic lately due to varying circumstances. I like to learn new things and there is definitely much to learn at Cargill. I am looking to relocate to a larger area to further my education in a field of study that I have always enjoyed, which will open several new employment opportunities to in turn benefit my family. – less

Working at Cargill allowed me to go into the big leagues in
the field of logistics.

the roblem is that management at their Coral Gables office tends to micromanage everything and the career development opportunitties are not promising.

Cargill really takes time to train you on safety and makes sure that everything you do is with safety in the forefront of your mind. Be sure to ask questions and take charge of your own career. There are opportunities to advance within Cargill, you just have to take charge of it yourself!

No set hours for a farmer. We work all hours to help the local farmers with their operations. I would take this job in a heartbeat as this is how I am. I was born and raised of a family farm. I wouldn't change a thing.

Working at Cargill was physically demanding low stress. There was very little communication between the general laborers and management but when you needed help they were there to help. The pay, benefits and overtime where a nice part on the job.

I enjoyed the challange working in this cold storage environment. I worked with high speed robotic equepment that did not stop if you were in the way. Many people were injured in this job. The shifts were 12 hours and cold.

being safe is key when working at cargill, i learned alot of things working there like learning how to drive heavy machinery, proper way to haul cattle, a few mechanical skills. it was a good environment to be by.

Very low paid company compare to industry. Management sets rules to "sink" you. Management manipulates rules to set regular workers for failure.

Great people. The company is rather conservative and those that are entrepreneurial and less interested in working in plants may not find Cargill the best fit.