1st Shift Maintenance

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial company is seeking a Maintenance professional in Des Moines, Iowa to perform preventive and corrective maintenance. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of industrial maintenance experience and 2 years of stick/arc welding experience. Responsibilities include performing repairs, conducting maintenance checks, and ensuring a safe work environment. The position requires physical stamina and the ability to work rotating weekend shifts. Competitive offer with opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in industrial maintenance.
• Minimum of 2 years experience with stick/arc welding.
• Must be able to work rotating weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on plant equipment.
• Conduct daily greasing and oiling of equipment.
• Diagnosis and replacement of equipment parts.

Skills

Industrial maintenance experience

Stick/arc welding

Operating aerial lifts

Mechanical aptitude

Tools

Plasma cutter

Oxygen acetylene torch

Job description

Job Summary

The Maintenance position performs preventive and corrective maintenance in the plant under management supervision.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing 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/replacing pumps and uses cutting torch.
• Conducts daily greasing and oiling of plant equipment as needed.
• Diagnosis and replacement of equipment parts with little or no direction.
• Maintains clean, neat, and orderly work area at all times.
• Responsible for using assigned personal protective equipment and required safety equipment; responsible for being familiar with and observing all Company safety rules and regulations.
• Attends regularly scheduled safety meetings and may be asked to serve on Safety Committee.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a slaughter/rendering plant.
• Experience with high pressure boilers. Blowdowns, chemical testing etc.
• High mechanical aptitude; able to diagnose repair problems with motors and other equipment.

Physical Demands

• 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.

Work Environment

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.

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