Shift Maintenance

Darling Ingredients Inc

Location: Des Moines, IA 50301, US
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 – Business and Financial Operations
Posted: Monday, 31 August 2026
Valid Through: Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Job Description

Darling Ingredients Inc is hiring a Shift Maintenance in Des Moines, IA. This is a full-time position.

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.

  • Performs preventative maintenance on all plant equipment.

  • Performs machine repair and installation such as replacing motors, gear boxes, screw conveyors, threading piping, weld piping, repair/replace pumps and uses cutting torch.
  • Conducts daily greasing and oiling of plant equipment as needed.
  • Diagnosis and replacement of equipment parts with little or no direction.
  • Maintains clean, neat, and orderly work area at all times.
  • Responsible for using assigned personal protective equipment and required safety equipment; responsible for being familiar with and observing all Company safety rules and regulations.
  • Attends regularly scheduled safety meetings and may be asked to serve on Safety Committee.

  • All other duties as assigned.


    Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum of 1 - year experience in industrial maintenance.
  • Minimum of 2 - years experience with stick/arc welding.
  • Minimum of 1-year experience using a plasma cutter and oxygen acetylene torch.
  • Minimum of 1-year operating arial lifts.

  • Must be able to work rotating weekend shifts


    Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in a slaughter/rendering plant
  • Experience with high pressure boilers. Blowdowns, chemical testing etc.

  • High mechanical aptitude; able to diagnosis repair problems with motors and other equipment.


    Physical Demands

  • Frequently required to push, pull, move or lift up to 100 lbs.
  • Frequently required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.

  • 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 or cold temperatures.

Education Requirements

high school

Skills

Please see the job description for required or recommended skills.

Benefits

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