utility worker

Darling Ingredients; Mifflintown (Juniata County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients seeks a production operator to support daily manufacturing tasks and ensure timely shipping deadlines. The role requires standing, walking, bending, and lifting in a plant environment and involves working a night shift from 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM with some weekend work.

The job emphasizes quality checks and safe handling of materials. You will operate and assist production machinery, prepare products for processing, and ensure proper packaging and storage.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Willingness to stand, walk, bend and lift in a fast-paced, noisy environment.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operate machinery used in production or assist machine operators.
• Place products in equipment or on surfaces for processing.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Start machines to begin production.
• Observe equipment to detect malfunctions and report them.
• Remove products or waste material from machines.
• Lift raw materials and finished products up to 50 lbs as needed.
• Transfer finished product between storage and work areas by hand or forklift.
• Pack and store materials and products.
• Mark and tag products.
• Dump materials into hoppers before mixing.
• Mix ingredients according to procedures or formulas.
• May perform other duties as required.
• Implement FSMS responsibilities.

Skills

Stamina

Reading and basic math

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for performing duties related to production and meeting shipping deadlines in a timely manner. This position is also responsible for the cleanliness of plant and equipment.

Schedule: Sunday

• Friday with occasional weekend work required. 11:00PM-7:30AM

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operate machinery used in production process or assist machine operators.
• Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting and wrapping.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.
• Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators, supervisor or maintenance of any malfunctions.
• Remove products or waste material from machines.
• Lift raw materials, finished products and packed items, manually.
• Transfer finished product, raw material between storage and work areas of plant by hand or using forklift.
• Pack and store materials and products.
• Mark and tag products.
• Dump materials into machine hoppers prior to mixing.
• Mix ingredients according to specified procedures or formulas.
• May be asked on occasion to perform other duties at a lower level or higher level or proficiency or not related to this classification.
• Required to know, implement and delegate FSMS responsibilities as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma / GED.
• Successful applicants must be willing and able to frequently stand, walk, bend, crawl as well as push/pull items while working in a fast-paced environment of varying temperatures and with possible slippery surfaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, bend, and kneel.
• Frequently lifts up to 50 lbs.
• Regularly required reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

• Work is preformed outside in all types of weather.
• Exposed to water and protein by-products.
• Noise levels are moderate.

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