Process Operator: Rendering & Cooker Control

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. is seeking an Operator to oversee the rendering process and operate computer controlled equipment, ensuring product quality and safe, efficient operation.

The role requires maintaining cooker performance, monitoring gauges, and performing routine maintenance while upholding all safety standards. Night and weekend shifts may be required at times to support production needs.

Qualifications

• Good mechanical aptitude and equipment troubleshooting; skilled in general mechanics and safe operation of equipment.
• Basic math skills; ability to compute decimals and percentages.
• Basic computer skills.
• Good oral and written skills.
• Ability to deal with minor problems involving equipment or various situations.

Responsibilities

• Oversees rendering process from raw material bin to finished goods storage.
• Maintain steady flow of material to cooker.
• Maintain cooker temperature, rate, and steam at peak operating levels.
• Monitor evaporation rate to maintain rate per hour according to requirements.
• Control flow of material to presses and to finished goods storage.
• Monitor control panel and various gauges to accomplish process.
• Operate pollution control system including air/odor control system and wastewater control.
• Responsible for boiler start up and operation.
• Perform periodic preventative maintenance on all equipment in process.
• Monitor machinery; bring all problems to attention of manager.
• Assures equipment and work area is clean after each shift.
• Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Math skills

Computer skills

Oral & written skills

Problem solving

Job description

Darling Ingredients Inc. is seeking an Operator to oversee the rendering process and operate computer controlled equipment, ensuring product quality and safe, efficient operation.

The role requires maintaining cooker performance, monitoring gauges, and performing routine maintenance while upholding all safety standards. Night and weekend shifts may be required at times to support production needs.