Utility Worker 1

Darling Ingredients; East St. Louis (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Utility Worker to load and unload raw materials and finished goods, maintain cleanliness, and support equipment operations on site in a manufacturing setting. You will monitor production, assist machine operators, inspect products for quality, and help keep the plant safe and orderly.

Responsibilities include feeding materials, handling waste, operating tools, and maintaining equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operates machinery used in production process or assists machine operators.
• Places products in equipment or on work surfaces for processing, inspecting and wrapping.
• Examines products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Starts machines or equipment to begin production processes.
• Observes equipment operations and notifies of malfunctions to supervisors or maintenance.
• Removes products or waste material from machines.
• 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.
• Disposes materials into machine hoppers prior to mixing.
• Mixes ingredients according to procedures or formulas.
• Uses high pressure hose to wash areas and equipment.
• Paints and washes plant equipment and building fixtures.
• Uses standard hand tools and power tools.
• Operates company vehicles around plant and property.
• Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with company rules.

Education

High school diploma or GED

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

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

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.

Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.

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.