Utility Worker

Darling Ingredients; Starke (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Utility Worker to support loading/unloading, equipment operation, and material handling in our facility. The role emphasizes maintaining cleanliness and safety while ensuring smooth production flow.

Responsibilities include operating machinery, inspecting products for quality, and coordinating with maintenance as needed. Candidates should be able to lift up to 100 lbs, and travel to off-site locations may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Must be at least 18 years old with clean MVR.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operates machinery used in production or assists machine operators.
• Places products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing and inspecting.
• Examines products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Starts machines or equipment to begin production processes.
• Observes equipment operations to detect malfunctions and notifies supervisor or maintenance.
• Lifts raw materials, finished products, and packed items manually.
• Transfers finished or raw material between storage and work areas by hand or forklift.
• Packs and stores materials and products.
• Marks and tags products.
• Dispenses materials into machine hoppers prior to mixing.
• Mixes ingredients according to procedures or formulas.
• Uses standard hand tools and power tools.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Must be at least 18 years old with clean MVR

Job description

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, screwdriver , 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

• High school diploma or GED


• Must be at least 18 years old with clean MVR

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

• Frequently exposed to high noise levels, strong odors, varying temperatures, and biohazardous conditions.


• Travel to off-site locations is required.


• Requires prolonged sitting and frequent walking/movement, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb or balance.


• Must be able to communicate effectively and identify potential workplace hazards.


• Requires the ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 100lbs.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

• N/A | Occasionally = up to 20% | Frequently = 21% to 50% | Constantly = at least 51%

Working Environment

• Frequently-Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level, strong odors, and/or exposure to heat and cold


• Frequently-Exposed to biohazardous conditions


• Frequently-Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations


• N/A-Exposed to Electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock


• Frequently-Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment


• Constantly-Travels to offsite locations

Physical Demands

• Constantly-Must be able to remain in a stationary position (Sit)


• Constantly-Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location (Walk)


• Occasionally-Operatesa computer and other office machinery (Use hands to finger, handle or feel)


• Constantly-Must be able to position oneself tomaintaincomputers inthe lab, including under desks and in the server closet (Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl)


• Constantly-Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder (Climb or balance)


• Constantly-Must be able to use senses to; effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions(Talk, hear, taste, smell)

Weight and Force Demands

• Occasionally-Up to 10 pounds


• Occasionally-Up to 25 pounds


• Occasionally-Up to 50 pounds


• Frequently-Up to 100 pounds


• Occasionally-More than 100 pounds

About Us

We’re one of the world’s leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.

About The Team

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster of this job.