Company Details
Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We are the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our scale helps make industries less wasteful and more sustainable, supporting a circular economy.
Darling Ingredients offers full-time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.
Job Summary
The Maintenance Worker 1 position performs preventive and corrective maintenance in the plant under management supervision.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
* Completes preventive maintenance program independently as assigned.
* Assists other maintenance personnel on special fabrication or construction projects; may perform corrective maintenance on plant and equipment.
* Conducts daily greasing and oiling of plant equipment and painting.
* Replaces equipment parts with little or no direction; gearbox rebuild, piping skills, replace packing, rebuild pumps.
* Uses cutting torch, welding mild steel with stick welder, fabrication, and hydraulic repairs.
* Rewires motors and performs basic electrical work.
* 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
* High School diploma or GED.
* Experience in operating a forklift.
Preferred Qualifications
* Vocational school training preferred.
* Basic knowledge of general maintenance and equipment operations.
* General mechanical aptitude; possess basic 480 electric skills.
* Good math skills; add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
Equal Opportunity
Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please visit the EEOC website for workplace discrimination information. www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal-poster
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
The physical demands and work environment factors described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the main duties of this job.
Working Environment: None to significant exposure depending on location; may include high noise levels, odors, heat/cold, and potential biohazards; exposure to potentially dangerous equipment and electrical hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires sitting, standing, walking, and manual handling as described for the role; may require climbing, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and reaching; vision requirements include distance, near, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustments where applicable.
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