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• Date: Nov 12, 2026
• Location: Avondale, LA -Louisiana, US, 70094

A Day in the Life

The Distribution Technician performs tasks associated with the receipt, handling, bulk loading, and shipping of vegetable oil and related ingredients.

Position Details

The person in this role will primarily work a twelve-hour rotating shift to include overtime, nights, holidays, and weekends.

The starting hourly wage varies from $27 to $32 depending on experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Demonstrates a commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site's food safety management system; and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Loads and unloads railcars, trucks, tank containers, and other bulk methods of transporting oil
• Installs seals, strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit
• Follows written work orders, shipping orders, and other written and oral instructions to determine materials to be moved or shipments to be loaded; Safely performs the related tasks to complete orders.
• Removes samples of materials and oils, labels with identifying information, and takes samples to laboratory for analysis; Checks temperatures of tanks
• Keeps accurate records of inventory (Counts, weights); Verifies, and records units of supplies and raw materials received, movements and shipments; accurately completes appropriate paperwork
• Contains and cleans oil in the event of a spill
• Assists in preparing the plant equipment for startup, shutdown, freeze plans, and hazardous weather conditions

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Prior experience working and/or training in an industrial setting
• Ability to work independently sometimes without supervision
• Ability to read & understand technical documents
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations

Preferred Qualifications

Six months of experience in railcar and/or truck loading or related position is preferred

Benefits

• Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
• Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually.
• Time Off – Providing generous vacation time for a healthy work-life balance.

• Less than 1 year: 7 days
• 1 – 4 years: 10 days
• 5 – 14 years: 12 days
• 15-19 years: 15 days
• 20+ years: 18 days
• *Time is accrued per pay period and based on a 12-hour shift

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways.

We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs.

With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

• We Are One Team
• Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way
• Agile, Empowered, Innovative
• We Do What’s Right
• Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

• If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge
• Nearest Major Market: New Orleans

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