Maintenance Technician - Bakery Plant (Night Shifts)

Darling Ingredients; Linville (VA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Maintenance Worker for our bakery processing facility in Virginia. The role supports preventive and corrective maintenance under supervision, with hands-on tasks on equipment installation and repairs.

You will perform welding, electrical work, control circuit diagnostics, and routine lubrication. The job requires safety compliance, forklift experience, and willingness to work 12-hour night shifts with rotating weekends.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience operating a forklift.
• Experience in welding, electrical, and mechanicals.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the installation of new equipment.
• Assists the Maintenance Supervisor and/or other personnel on special fabrication and construction projects.
• Performs machine repair and installation such as replacing motors, rebuilding gear boxes, run threaded piping, run weld piping, overhaul pumps, replace packing shaft seals on cookers and pumps, welds and uses cutting torch.
• Conducts daily greasing and oiling of plant equipment.
• Diagnosis and replacement of equipment parts with little or no direction.
• Ability to diagnose and repair control circuits and VFD installation.
• Maintains clean, neat, and orderly work area at all times.
• Attends regularly scheduled safety meetings and may be asked to serve on Safety Committee.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Forklift operation

Welding

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Basic math skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Cutting torch

Job description

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Maintenance Worker for our bakery processing facility in Virginia. The role supports preventive and corrective maintenance under supervision, with hands-on tasks on equipment installation and repairs.

You will perform welding, electrical work, control circuit diagnostics, and routine lubrication. The job requires safety compliance, forklift experience, and willingness to work 12-hour night shifts with rotating weekends.