Boiler Operator

Darling Ingredients; Fayetteville (NC); Presencial; USD 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Boiler Operator to oversee boiler operations and related processes. You will monitor feed water, boiler water, water treatment, and perform daily chemical additions, while maintaining strict safety standards.

The role involves starting boilers, monitoring oil temperatures, and performing routine maintenance like greasing. Experience with water tube boilers and combustion principles is valuable; evening or night shifts may be required.

Formación

• Minimum 1-2 years prior experience in boiler operation and/or rendering facility.
• Knowledge of water tube boilers, principles of combustion, water composition, and steam generation.
• Basic math skills; performs various calculations including heating and fuel consumption rate.
• Good oral and written skills.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.

Responsabilidades

• Starts boiler fire; may operate water tube boiler, coal, gas, or wood-fired boilers.
• Checks reverse osmosis unit.
• Monitors feed water, boiler water, water softener, and water treatment unit.
• Add chemicals on a daily basis.
• Monitors oil temperature in turbine bearings; measures oil in underground storage tanks.
• Performs daily greasing and oiling.
• Conducts coal inventory; keeps area around coal hopper clean.
• Assures equipment and work area is clean after each shift.
• Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.

Conocimientos

Good oral and written skills

Basic math skills

Knowledge of water tube boilers

Principles of combustion

Water composition

Steam generation

Ability to work nights and/or weekends

Educación

High School diploma or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

The Boiler Operator is responsible for the operation of the boiler and boiler processes.

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.

• Starts boiler fire; may operate water tube boiler, coal, gas, or wood-fired boilers.
• Monitors feed water, boiler water, water softener, and water treatment unit.
• Add chemicals on a daily basis.
• Monitors oil temperature in turbine bearings; measures oil in underground storage tanks.
• Performs daily greasing and oiling.
• Conducts coal inventory; keeps area around coal hopper clean.
• Assures equipment and work area is clean after each shift.
• Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.

Job Description

The Boiler Operator is responsible for the operation of the boiler and boiler processes.

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.

• Starts boiler fire; may operate water tube boiler, coal, gas, or wood-fired boilers.
• Checks reverse osmosis unit.
• Monitors feed water, boiler water, water softener, and water treatment unit.
• Add chemicals on a daily basis.
• Monitors oil temperature in turbine bearings; measures oil in underground storage tanks.
• Performs daily greasing and oiling.
• Conducts coal inventory; keeps area around coal hopper clean.
• Assures equipment and work area is clean after each shift.
• Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years prior experience in boiler operation and/or rendering facility.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Knowledge of water tube boilers, principles of combustion, water composition, and steam generation.
• Basic math skills; performs various calculations including heating and fuel consumption rate.
• Good oral and written skills.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.

About Us

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.

About The Team

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: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster of this job.