Cooker Operator

Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries—transforming them into essential ingredients that feed animals, fertilize crops, fuel planes, and nourish people. We operate a global family of brands and businesses spanning more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries, making entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable.

About the role

The Cooker Operator is responsible for operating PLC to control machinery, monitoring pumps and grinders to ensure quality assurance, and performing various operational and maintenance tasks within a rendering facility.

Responsibilities

• Operate the cooking process within selected parameters
• Document plant operations per the GMP program
• Blow grease lines as required
• Clean up, including shoveling floors, hosing down machinery, and using wheelbarrows and PITs
• Notify shift manager of any issues or maintenance problems
• Attend all safety meetings
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed
• Dependable and reliable
• Works well with others in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing, industrial, or agricultural experience
• Prior experience in a rendering facility or production environment
• High School diploma or GED

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off

Schedule

Night shift – 5:00 PM to 5:30 AM

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Working Environment

• Constant exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise levels, strong odors, heat, and cold
• Constant exposure to biohazardous conditions
• Constant exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals requiring attention to safety considerations
• Constant exposure to electrical hazards and risk of electrical shock
• Constant handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment
• Occasional travel to offsite locations

Physical Demands

• Constantly walk: Must be able to move about inside/outside the work location
• Constantly use hands to finger, handle, or feel: Operates machinery and equipment
• Constantly stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl: Must be able to position oneself for maintenance tasks
• Constantly climb or balance: Must be able to ascend/descend ladders
• Constantly talk, hear, taste, smell: Must effectively communicate and detect hazardous conditions
• Frequently lift up to 25 pounds

Vision Demands

• No special vision requirements