Utility Worker

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Bellevue (NE); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. seeks a diligent Utility Worker in Bellevue, Nebraska to load and unload raw materials and finished products, maintain cleanliness of the plant and equipment, and support daily production operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role requires operating or assisting production machinery, inspecting products for quality, lifting materials, and following all safety rules and FSMS procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be at least 18 years old with a clean MVR.
• Preferred experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operate machinery used in production or assist machine operators.
• Inspect and wrap products for further processing.
• Check products for conformance to quality standards.
• Start machines to begin production processes.
• Observe equipment to detect malfunctions and report them.
• Remove products or waste material from machines.
• Manually lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items.
• Transfer finished or raw materials between storage and work areas, by hand or forklift.
• Pack and store materials and products.
• Mark and tag products.
• Dispose materials into machine hoppers prior to mixing.
• Mix ingredients according to specified procedures or formulas.
• Implement and delegate FSMS responsibilities as required.
• Wash plant equipment and surrounding areas with high-pressure hose.
• Paint and wash plant equipment and building fixtures as necessary.
• Use standard hand tools and power tools.
• Operate company vehicles around plant and property.
• Ensure steady flow of raw material from trailers to dock safely.
• Check and report condition of raw material load and truck interior.
• Maintain safety as top priority in accordance with company rules.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

A Utility Worker is responsible for loading and unloading of raw material/finished product as well as cleanliness of plant and equipment.

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.

• Loadsand unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operatesmachinery used in production process orassistmachine operators.
• Placesproducts in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing,inspectingand wrapping
• Examinesproducts to verify conformance to quality standards
• Startsmachines or equipment to begin production processes
• Observesequipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators,supervisoror maintenance of any malfunctions
• Removesproducts or waste material from machines
• Liftsraw materials, finished products and packed items, manually
• Transfersfinished productorraw material between storage and work areas of plant by hand or using forklift
• Packsand storesmaterials and products
• Marksand tagsproducts
• Disposesmaterials into machine hoppers prior to mixing
• Mixesingredients according to specified procedures or formulas
• Required to know, implement and delegate FSMS responsibilities asrequired.
• Uses high pressure hose to wash parking lot, plant equipment, and surrounding areas of plant including spilled material on lot
• Paints and washes plant equipment and building fixtures as necessary
• Required to use standard hand tools (hammer,screw driver, wrenches, etc.) and power tools (drills, impact drivers, saws, etc.)
• Operates company vehicles around plant and property
• Ensures steady flow of raw material from trailers to dock in safe and efficient manner
• Checks and reports condition of raw material load and truck interior
• Maintains safety as top priorityin accordance withall company safety rules and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Must be at least18years old with clean MVR

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.