Company Details

Darling Ingredients is the largest publicly traded company that turns food waste and animal by-products into sustainable ingredients and renewable energy. We repurpose by-products of the agriculture and food production industries to produce natural ingredients that are primarily used in food, feed and fuel. Our ingredients may not be available on your store shelves, but every day, people worldwide are using products made with our ingredients - including pet food, animal feed, hand sanitizers, soaps, beauty products, health supplements, fertilizer, renewable fuel and more. Our company reduces food waste and greenhouse gases, and contributes to a more sustainable world.
Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.

Job Details

Job Summary

The Operator is responsible for the operation of the computer controlled process equipment, cooker, machinery, and evaluation of any process problems in addition to performing product quality testing.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Oversees wet pet process from raw material bin to finished goods storage.
• Maintain steady flow of material to equipment.
• Maintain grinders at peak operating levels.
• Monitor analytics to maintain rate per hour according to requirements.
• Control flow of material to mixers and to finished goods storage.
• Monitor control panel and various gauges to accomplish process.
• Perform periodic preventative maintenance on all equipment in process.
• Monitor machinery; bring all problems to attention of manager.
• Assures equipment and work area is clean after each shift.
• Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.
• Use approved chemicals to disinfect surfaces
• Disassemble, sanitize, and reassemble food processing equipment
• Dispose of waste along the assembly line
• Use bailer to break down cardboard
• Transfer rendering material from production facility to rendering truck
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Minimum of 1 year prior work experience, preferably in a wet pet facility or production environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of mechanical processes preferred.
• Chemical manufacturing experience a plus.
• Good mechanical aptitude and equipment troubleshooting; skilled in general mechanics and safe operation of equipment.
• Basic math skills; ability to compute decimals and percentages.
• Basic computer skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to deal with minor problems involving equipment or various situations.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.

The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Darling Ingredients.

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