Darling Ingredients

Overview

The Plant Maintenance Mechanic position performs preventive and corrective maintenance in the plant under management supervision. This role requires a high school diploma or GED and experience in operating a forklift, with vocational training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Completes preventive maintenance program independently as assigned.
• Assists other maintenance personnel on special fabrication or construction projects.
• Performs corrective maintenance on plant and equipment.
• Conducts daily greasing and oiling of plant equipment and painting.
• Replaces equipment parts with little or no direction.
• Uses cutting torch and welding mild steel with stick welder.
• Performs fabrication and hydraulic repairs.
• Rewires motors and performs basic electrical work.
• Maintains clean, neat, and orderly work area at all times.
• Responsible for using assigned personal protective equipment and required safety equipment.
• Attends regularly scheduled safety meetings and may serve on Safety Committee.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Experience in operating a forklift.
• Vocational school training preferred.
• Basic knowledge of general maintenance and equipment operations.
• General mechanical aptitude; possess basic 480 electric skills.
• Good math skills; able to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Additional Information

• Frequently required to push, pull, move or lift up to 50 lbs.
• Frequently required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• May be asked to travel to other plants for construction projects.
• May need to work nights and weekends.
• Job functions will be carried out in a rendering facility which requires tolerance for wet and or slippery floors and high heat or cold temperatures.