Cooker Operator

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Maryland; Presencial; USD 42.000 - 56.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Resumo da vaga

Darling Ingredients Inc. is seeking a Cooker Operator to operate PLC-controlled equipment, monitor pumps and grinders, and help ensure product quality under GMP standards. The role involves maintaining clean work areas and following safety protocols in a manufacturing setting.

You will document operations, report issues to the shift manager, and participate in safety meetings and team activities, with flexibility for night and weekend shifts as needed.

Qualificações

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Manufacturing, industrial, or agricultural experience preferred.
• Prior rendering facility or production experience preferred.
• Ability to work nights and weekends as needed.

Responsabilidades

• Operate PLC to control machinery and monitor pumps and grinders.
• Maintain safety and GMP compliance.
• Clean and maintain work areas and equipment.
• Document plant operations per GMP program.
• Notify shift manager of issues or maintenance problems.
• Attend safety meetings.

Formação

High school diploma or GED

Descrição da vaga

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 tobio hazardousconditions
• 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 -Operatesa computer and other office machinery (Use hands to finger, handle or feel)
• Constantly-Must be able to positionone's selftomaintaincomputersin thelab, 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.