Load Operator

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're 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 unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy.

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.

The Load Out Operator uses heavy equipment for loading outbound trucks with finished product and is responsible for ensuring a steady flow of material for processing.

• Operates yard and plant equipment to load materials. Maintains raw material mixture at proper moisture content.
• Maintains contact with operator to ensure most efficient drying rate.
• Performs daily maintenance on loader before each shift.
• Washes plant equipment, vehicles, and processing areas as necessary using high pressure power washer.
• Performs general cleaning as needed in work areas.
• Keeps area clean; raw materials piled out of driving area.
• Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.
• Reviews and evaluates qualitative data reports to verify that product meets Company specifications.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High School diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in loader operations within a production environment.
• Must be able to work nights and weekends as needed.

• Experience working in a rendering operation preferred.
• Basic math skills; ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
• Good oral and written skills; able to follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to review & comprehend qualitative data reports to verify product meets specifications.
• Ability to deal with minor problems involving equipment or various situations.

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. 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.

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: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./poster

None occasionally up to 20%; frequently 21% to 50%; constantly at least 51%. Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level, strong odors, and/or exposure to heat and cold. Exposed to bio hazardous conditions. Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations. Exposed to electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock. Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment.

Travels to offsite locations.

• Sit:
  Must be able to remain in a stationary position.
• Walk:
  Must be able to move around inside or outside the office or work location.
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel:
  Operates a computer and other office machinery.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl:
  Must be able to position one’s self to maintain computers in the lab, including under desks and in the server closet.
• Climb or balance:
  Must be able to ascend or descend on a ladder.
• Talk, hear, taste, smell:
  Must be able to use senses to effectively communicate with co‑workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions.

None up to 10 pounds; up to 25 pounds; up to 50 pounds; up to 100 pounds; more than 100 pounds.

Required. No special vision requirements. Close vision 20 inches or less. Distance vision 20 feet or more. Color vision. Peripheral vision. Depth perception. Ability to adjust focus.