Utility Worker

We're one of the world's leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.

A Utility Worker is responsible for loading and unloading of raw material/finished product as well as cleanliness of plant and equipment.

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

• Loadsand unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operates machinery used in production process orassistmachine operators.
• Places products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing,inspecting and wrapping
• Examines products to verify conformance to quality standards
• Starts machines or equipment to begin production processes
• Observes equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators,supervisoror maintenance of any malfunctions
• Removes products or waste material from machines
• Liftsraw materials, finished products and packed items, manually
• Transfers finished productorraw material between storage and work areas of plant by hand or using forklift
• Packsand stores materials and products
• Marksand tags products
• Disposes materials into machine hoppers prior to mixing
• Mixes ingredients according to specified procedures or formulas
• Required to know, implement and delegate FSMS responsibilities as required.
• Uses high pressure hose to wash parking lot, plant equipment, and surrounding areas of plant including spilled material on lot
• Paints and washes plant equipment and building fixtures as necessary
• Required to use standard hand tools (hammer,screw driver, wrenches, etc.) and power tools (drills, impact drivers, saws, etc.)
• Operates company vehicles around plant and property
• Ensures steady flow of raw material from trailers to dock in safe and efficient manner
• Checks and reports condition of raw material load and truck interior
• Maintains safety as top priority in accordance withall company safety rules and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or GED
• Must be at least
  18years old

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

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.