Rendering Process Operator — Quality & Safety Focus

Darling Ingredients; Starke (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Process Operator to operate computer-controlled process equipment, cooker and related machinery, and to evaluate process problems while performing product quality testing. The role includes rotating hours and requires adherence to safety programs and company rules.

This position entails ensuring smooth material flow, monitoring equipment, and participating in preventative maintenance as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• Manufacturing, industrial, or agricultural experience preferred.

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.

Skills

Process operation

Quality testing

Safety compliance

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Process Operator to operate computer-controlled process equipment, cooker and related machinery, and to evaluate process problems while performing product quality testing. The role includes rotating hours and requires adherence to safety programs and company rules.

This position entails ensuring smooth material flow, monitoring equipment, and participating in preventative maintenance as needed.