Utilities Lead (Remote)

Kansas Ag Connection; Dodge City (KS); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill seeks an Utilities Lead to oversee maintenance and reliability of plant utility systems across multiple North American locations. This remote role requires partnering with site teams and coordinating energy, water, steam, ammonia refrigeration, and related systems to ensure safety, compliance, and cost efficiency.

You will lead planning, audits, and capital projects, mentor utilities staff, and travel up to 50% to sites such as Dodge City KS and others.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field OR equivalent experience.
• Minimum of four years of related work experience.
• A minimum of 4 years hands-on operator/ technician experience with ammonia refrigeration systems.
• Process Safety Management experience.
• Ability to travel at least 50%.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Influence and mentor utilities teams providing recommendations for skills improvements and preparedness for high pressure decision-making.
• Plan and schedule maintenance of plant utility systems using reliability models and predictive technologies.
• Assess and recommend upgrades to existing systems as needed; monitor and manage utility and energy costs.
• Plan and monitor production shutdowns ensuring legal and preventive maintenance compliance of all utility equipment.
• Partner with Capital Leads to align on budget for non-base capital investments.

Skills

Ammonia refrigeration

Process Safety Management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

### Job Details#### Job Title:Utilities Lead (Remote)#### Location:,, ,#### Company:#### Industry Sector:#### Industry Type:#### Career Type:#### Job Type:Full Time#### Minimum Years Experience Required:N/A#### Salary:USD 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 per year$120,000.00-$150,000.00 YEAR### Get Job Alerts**Career Type:****Country:** USAI agree to receive alerts from and to the .Your alert was created successfully.x## General Alert Saved* The listings below are jobs matching the criteria you've selected for your General Alert on.Criteria selected was:* General alert saved for .* General alert notifications will be sent weekly on Monday.* Please note that you can only have one general alert active at any given time. Creating a new general alert will override an existing general alert.* Visit the to manage your alerts# Utilities Lead (Remote)| Number of Years Experience: | Minimum Education Completed: | || Education Major / Discipline Category: | Most Recent / Current Occupation: | |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**Maintenance and Reliability Excellence team, you will partner collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external parties for preventative maintenance and audit readiness responsibilities. This work will include guiding several plant locations with recommendations for energy sources, energy efficiency, wastewater and other utilities: Ammonia refrigeration, Boilers, HVAC, and Electrical. You will be responsible for overseeing legal and company compliance for federal Process Safety standards and give guidance to plant management for recommended maintenance and action plans to ensure the plants are running efficiently and in compliance. You will partner on maintenance projects, advise on corrective actions, and non-destructive testing. Your work will improve the stability, capability and availability of utility processes while reducing variability and risk mitigation in Food North America. Your work will enable our plants to achieve variable, fixed cost, and operating efficiency targets while protecting our people, communities, environment and assets while honoring our business obligations.**This position will work remote from home office and travel to the following Cargill Food Enterprise locations in Noth America: Nebraska City, NE; Schuyler, NE; Fort Morgan, CO; Dodge City, KS; Friona, TX; Wyalusing, PA; Lake Odessa, MI; Big Lake, MN; Monticello, MN; Mason City, IA; London, Ontario; Guelph, Dunlop; High River, Alberta (locations are subject to change)****Key Accountabilities****KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES*** Influence and partner with site teams in maintenance, utilities, engineering and operations.* Manage corporate projects at several sites to pilot industry-leading technologies or ways of working to assess fit for operational execution. Advocate for continuous improvement. Bring curiosity, data and insights to team leadership.* Plan and schedule maintenance of plant utility systems using reliability models and predictive technologies in collaboration with regional maintenance leadership.* Assess and recommend upgrades to existing systems as needed, Monitor and manage variable and fixed utility and energy costs working closely with technology, finance, operations, compliance and third-party contracting teams.* Plan and monitor production shutdowns ensuring legal and preventive maintenance compliance of all utility equipment.* Partner with Capital Leads to align on budget needed to implement non-base capital investments for the plants as necessary.* Influence and mentor utilities teams providing recommendations for skills improvements and encouraging preparedness for high pressure decision-making.* Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.* Other duties as assigned**Qualifications****MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS*** Bachelor's degree in a related field OR equivalent experience* Minimum of four years of related work experience* A minimum of 4 years hands-on operator/ technician experience with ammonia refrigeration systems* Process Safety Management experience* Ability to travel at least 50%* Ability to work a flexible schedule when necessary**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS*** RETA CIRO certification* Experience coordinating third-party resources to deliver business results.* Experience and understanding of site steam and condensate distribution systems, site compressed air supply, cooling towers and cooling tower water systems, and effluent system and potable water systems**Compensation Data**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-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.#LI-HS1 #themuse #fgb #LI-RemoteEqual Opportunity Employer, including Disability/VetTo apply using chat/text, please click Apply Now button OR use this link to create a login to apply.To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITIONJob Post Date: 08/13/26Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for.| | || - | - || Cargill, Inc Dodge City, Kansas | Cargill, Inc Wichita, Kansas || Cargill, Inc Salina, Kansas | |3 people are interested in this job.