Would you be interested in an industrial maintenance career with an essential manufacturer where you can grow your skillset and advance in your profession? Leverage your skills and earn great pay (up to $65k in your first year!) and benefits while you experience greater job stability as a valued team member of an industry leading organization.
Darling Ingredients is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to join our team in Knoxville, TN. This is a pivotal role where you will be responsible for installing, repairing and monitoring industrial processing and production machinery as well as executing a preventative maintenance program, keeping safety as a top priority.
If you have at least 3 years of experience as an industrial maintenance mechanic to include maintaining electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics, and mechanical systems, as well as a high school diploma or equivalent, Darling Ingredients wants to hear from you!
As a member of the team, you can expect:
- Competitive pay – You can expect to earn $65,000 in your first year with built in overtime!
- Excellent Benefits – 3 plans to choose from. Includes medical, dental & vision + 401k with match, paid holidays, vacation and sick time.
- Advancement opportunities – We strongly believe in promoting from within and are always looking for key players motivated to advance into higher level roles! There are endless opportunities for career growth with Darling Ingredients, especially if you are open to relocating to other facilities. The Plant Manager started out as a Maintenance Technician!
- Schedule: 4-12 hour shifts each week.
- Expand your skillset – Darling Ingredients has top-notch training programs – from boiler school to centrifuge training – Darling will invest in you and allow you to grow your skillset.
- Incredible Stability – With over 140 years in business, Darling Ingredients is the global leader in rendering services and continues to grow. Enjoy a bright, stable future in a recession proof industry.
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.
- Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; using precision measuring and testing instruments.
- Performs repairs on production equipment, loading doors and docks, wastewater equipment, and building.
- Install equipment such as motors, grinders, and conveyor systems.
- Maintains electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical, and ammonia systems.
- Fabricates repair parts by using machine shop instrumentation and equipment.
- Maintains equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level.
- Safely operates hand tools, scissor lifts, boom lifts, and forklifts.
- Prepares mechanical maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
About the Company: We began as a family business in 1882 and have continued to grow into the world’s leading innovative developer and producer of sustainable organic ingredients for a growing population. Headquartered in Irving, TX with regional offices in Cold Spring, KY and Des Moines, IA as well as production facilities across the U.S., we have over 15,000 employees across the globe. We repurpose and reuse rather than discarding what others might consider waste. We capture valuable ingredients and nutrients to help maximize what nature has to offer, providing components for a wide range of products that include pet food, fertilizer, and biofuel. Giving nature a second life is our second nature.
Our greatest assets are our employees. Our inclusive global workforce and their wide variety of skills, abilities, experiences, and perspectives have been critical in helping us consistently deliver best-in-class results around the world. In order to attract and retain employees who share our values of integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship, we offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, stability, and opportunities for career growth.
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