3rd Shift Maintenance
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic -
Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
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The Maintenance position performs preventive and corrective maintenance in the plant under management supervision.
Essential Duties/ResponsibilitiesNothing 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, welding piping, repairing or replacing pumps, and using cutting torch.
- Conducts daily greasing and oiling of plant equipment as needed.
- Diagnoses and replaces equipment parts with little or no direction.
- Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area at all times.
- Uses assigned personal protective equipment and required safety equipment; remains familiar with and observes all company safety rules and regulations.
- Attends regularly scheduled safety meetings and may be asked to serve on the Safety Committee.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
- 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 aerial lifts.
- Must be able to work rotating weekend shifts.
- Experience working in a slaughter/rendering plant.
- Experience with high pressure boilers, blowdowns, chemical testing, etc.
- High mechanical aptitude; able to diagnose and repair problems with motors and other equipment.
- 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 to reach with hands and arms.
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:
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