Maintenance Worker 1

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Linville (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. maintains and repairs equipment in a bakery processing facility, performing preventive and corrective maintenance under supervision.

The role requires hands-on work with motors, gear boxes, pumps, piping, and control circuits, with safety rules and PPE adherence as a priority. Typical duties include installing equipment, following maintenance schedules, diagnosing issues, and supporting the maintenance team during night shifts and weekend rotations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience operating a forklift.
• Experience welding, electrical, and mechanical maintenance.
• Vocational school training preferred.
• 2 years of experience with similar equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in installing new equipment.
• Follow preventative maintenance schedule.
• Repair and install motors, gear boxes, pumps, piping.
• Diagnose control circuits and VFDs.
• Maintain clean and safe work area; follow safety rules.
• Rotate 12-hour night shifts with every other weekend.

Skills

Forklift operation

Welding

Electrical systems

Mechanical aptitude

Mathematical ability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Vocational school training preferred

Job description

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.

The Maintenance Worker 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.

• Assists in the installation of new equipment.
• Assists the Maintenance Supervisor and/or other personnel on special fabrication and construction projects.
• Follows preventative maintenance schedule.
• If above level 1 maintenance, you will Trains Level 1 Maintenance personnel.
• 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.
• 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

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Vocational school training preferred.
• 2 years experience with similar equipment preferred.
• Basic knowledge of general maintenance and equipment operations.
• Welding proficiency in MIG and Stick as well as vertical and overhead.
• Proficiency in control power electric.
• General mechanical aptitude; able to diagnosis and repair problems with motors and other equipment.
• Good math skills; add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

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 reach with hands and arms.
• Will need to work rotating 12 hour night shift w/every other weekend scheduled; available "on call" as needed.

Work Environment

• Job functions will be carried out in a bakery processing facility which requires tolerance for wet and or slippery floors and high heat or cold temperatures.

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.