Operator
Darling Ingredients Inc.
- East Saint Louis, IL
- $23.49-24.44 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversees rendering process from raw material bin to finished goods storage.
- Maintain steady flow of material to cooker.
- Maintain cooker temperature, rate, and steam at peak operating levels.
- Monitor evaporation rate to maintain rate per hour according to requirements.
- Control flow of material to presses and to finished goods storage.
- Monitor control panel and various gauges to accomplish process.
- Operate pollution control system including air/odor control system and wastewater control.
- Responsible for boiler start up and operation.
- Perform periodic preventative maintenance on all equipment in process.
- Monitor machinery; bring all problems to attention of manager.
- Assures equipment and work area is clean after each shift.
- Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- One year of Manufacturing, industrial, or agricultural experience.
- Knowledge of mechanical rendering process preferred.
- Chemical manufacturing experience a plus.
- Good mechanical aptitude and equipment troubleshooting; skilled in general mechanics and safe operation of equipment.
- Basic math skills; ability to compute decimals and percentages.
- Basic computer skills.
- Good oral and written skills.
- Ability to deal with minor problems involving equipment or various situations.
- Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.
- Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
- Frequently must push, pull, move or lift up to 50 lbs.
- Regularly required reach with hands and arms.