Operator Feather Plant (Nights) Mon 9p-Sat 630a wOT
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Job Location:
Dundee, OR - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 22 - 22
Posted on:
11-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary
The night shift (Mon 9p-Sat 6:30a) Feather Operator is responsible for the operation of the computer-controlled process equipment cooker machinery and evaluation of any process problems in addition to performing product quality testing.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
- Oversees rendering process from raw material bin to finished goods storage.
- Maintain steady flow of material to cooker.
- Maintain cooker temperature rate and steam at peak operating levels.
- Monitor evaporation rate to maintain rate per hour according to requirements.
- Control flow of material to presses and to finished goods storage.
- Monitor control panel and various gauges to accomplish process.
- Operate pollution control system including air/odor control system and wastewater control.
- Perform periodic preventative maintenance on all equipment in process.
- Monitor machinery; bring all problems to attention of manager.
- Assures equipment and work area is clean after each shift.
- Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- One year of Manufacturing industrial or agricultural experience preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of mechanical rendering process preferred.
- Chemical manufacturing experience a plus.
- Good mechanical aptitude and equipment troubleshooting; skilled in general mechanics and safe operation of equipment.
- Basic math skills; ability to compute decimals and percentages.
- Basic computer skills.
- Good oral and written skills.
- Ability to deal with minor problems involving equipment or various situations.
- Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.
Physical Demands
- Frequently required to walk stand sit climb balance stoop kneel crawl and crouch.
- Frequently must push pull move or lift up to 50 lbs.
- Regularly required reach with hands and arms.
Work Environment
Job functions will be carried out in a rendering facility which requires tolerance for wet and/or slippery floors and high heat and/or cold temperatures.
Darling Ingredients Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race age color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. EEO is the Law: If you would like more information please click on the link or paste into your browser: a pre-employement drug screen and background check
Key Skills
- Medical Collection
- Forklift
- Distributed Control Systems
- caterpillar
- Basic Math
- Computer Skills
- Math
- Wastewater
- Mechanical Knowledge
- OSHA
- Maintenance
- Programmable Logic Controllers
About Company
We help move the world toward a more circular economy. We restore purpose to millions of tons of material from the animal agriculture and food industries – helping to nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.
