Process Operator: Rendering & Process Control

Darling Ingredients; Linville (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients is a global leader in transforming animal by-products into valuable ingredients that nourish people and animals.

The Process Operator will run computer‑controlled process equipment, cookers and related machinery, monitor temperatures and evaporation rates, and perform product quality testing.

You will perform preventative maintenance, support safety programs, and adapt to rotating hours, including nights and weekends, while working closely with a team.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Manufacturing, industrial, or agricultural experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees rendering process from raw material 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 gauges to accomplish process.
• Operate pollution control system including air/odor control and wastewater control.
• Responsible for boiler start up and operation.
• Perform periodic preventative maintenance on all equipment in process.
• Monitor machinery; report issues to supervisor.
• Ensure equipment and work area are cleaned after each shift.
• Maintain safety as top priority per company rules.
• Aware of role in Darling's food safety program.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Equipment troubleshooting

Team oriented

Night/weekend readiness

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Process equipment knowledge

Rendering facility basics

Job description

Darling Ingredients is a global leader in transforming animal by-products into valuable ingredients that nourish people and animals.

The Process Operator will run computer‑controlled process equipment, cookers and related machinery, monitor temperatures and evaporation rates, and perform product quality testing.

You will perform preventative maintenance, support safety programs, and adapt to rotating hours, including nights and weekends, while working closely with a team.