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1st Shift Maintenance

Darling Ingredients Inc.
Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/26/2026

Job Summary

The Maintenance position performs preventive and corrective maintenance in the plant under management supervision.

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.

  • Performs preventative maintenance on all plant equipment.
  • Performs machine repair and installation such as replacing motors, gear boxes, screw conveyors, threading piping, weld piping, repair/replace pumps and uses cutting torch.
  • Conducts daily greasing and oiling of plant equipment as needed.
  • Diagnosis and replacement of equipment parts with little or no direction.
  • Maintains clean, neat, and orderly work area at all times.
  • Responsible for using assigned personal protective equipment and required safety equipment; responsible for being familiar with and observing all Company safety rules and regulations.
  • Attends regularly scheduled safety meetings and may be asked to serve on Safety Committee.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum of 1 - year experience in industrial maintenance.
  • Minimum of 2 - years experience with stick/arc welding.
  • Minimum of 1-year experience using a plasma cutter and oxygen acetylene torch.
  • Minimum of 1-year operating arial lifts.
  • Must be able to work rotating weekend shifts

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in a slaughter/rendering plant
  • Experience with high pressure boilers. Blowdowns, chemical testing etc.
  • High mechanical aptitude; able to diagnosis repair problems with motors and other equipment.

Physical Demands

  • Frequently required to push, pull, move or lift up to 100 lbs.
  • Frequently required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
  • Regularly required reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

Job functions will be carried out in a rendering facility which requires tolerance for wet and or slippery floors and high heat or cold temperatures.

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster


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