Cooker Operator

Darling Ingredients; Linkwood (MD); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Darling Ingredients in Maryland is seeking a Cooker Operator to run PLC-controlled cooking equipment, monitor pumps and grinders, and help ensure product quality.

The role emphasizes safety, GMP compliance, and timely reporting of issues. You will maintain a clean, organized work area and collaborate with team members to meet production goals, with the flexibility to work nights and weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Manufacturing, industrial, or agricultural experience preferred.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.
• Team player with reliable work ethic and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Operate the cooking process within selected parameters.
• Monitor pumps and grinders to ensure quality assurance.
• Document plant operations per GMP program.
• Notify shift manager of issues or maintenance problems.
• Attend safety meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Shift flexibility

Manufacturing experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

The Cooker Operator is responsible for the operation of PLC to control the machinery. They must monitor pumps and grinders to ensure quality assurance.

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.

• Always conduct yourself in a safe and controlled manner
• Blow grease lines as required
• Clean up to include but not limited to shoveling the floor, hosing floors and machinery down, using wheelbarrows and PIT's.
• Operate the cooking process within selected parameters
• Notify shift manager of any issues or maintenance problems
• Attendance at all safety meetings required
• Other duties as assigned

Job Description

The Cooker Operator is responsible for the operation of PLC to control the machinery. They must monitor pumps and grinders to ensure quality assurance.

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.

• Always conduct yourself in a safe and controlled manner
• Blow grease lines as required
• Clean up to include but not limited to shoveling the floor, hosing floors and machinery down, using wheelbarrows and PIT's.
• Operate the cooking process within selected parameters
• Document plant operations per our GMP program
• Notify shift manager of any issues or maintenance problems
• Attendance at all safety meetings required
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing, industrial, or agricultural experience preferred.
• Prior experience in a rendering facility or production environment preferred.
• Works well with others in a team environment.
• Dependable; reliable; ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

• Frequently exposed to high noise levels, strong odors, varying temperatures, and biohazardous conditions.
• Requires prolonged sitting and movement throughout office/work locations, as well as occasional use of computers and office equipment.
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb or balance.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and identify potential workplace hazards.
• Requires the ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

N/A | Occasionally = up to 20% | Frequently = 21% to 50% | Constantly = at least 51%

Working Environment

• Frequently-Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level, strong odors, and/or exposure to heat and cold
• Frequently-Exposed to bio hazardous conditions
• Frequently-Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations
• Frequently-Exposed to Electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock
• Frequently-Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment
• N/A-Travels to offsite locations

Physical Demands

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

Weight and Force Demands

• Occasionally - Up to 10 pounds
• Occasionally - Up to 25 pounds

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.

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.