Utility Worker 1

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Linville (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. is seeking a Utility Worker to load and unload raw materials and finished products while keeping plant and equipment clean. The role supports production, quality checks, and material handling in a fast-paced facility.

Responsibilities include operating or assisting production machinery, inspecting products, and maintaining safe working conditions. Prolonged lifting, noise, and outdoor conditions are common in this manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

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

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 surfaces for processing and inspection.
• Examines products for conformance to quality standards.
• Starts machines to begin production processes and monitors operations.
• Notifies supervisor or maintenance of malfunctions.
• Lifts raw materials, finished products, or packed items by hand.
• Transfers materials between storage and work areas, by hand or forklift.
• Packs and stores materials and products; marks and tags items.
• Disposes materials into hoppers before mixing; mixes ingredients per procedures.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

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.

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.

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.

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.