Posted 2 months ago
Spare Operator
@ Darling Ingredients
Ontario
Overview
Darling Ingredients is hiring a rotating-shift Spare Operator in its Production Department to run the rendering/Equacooker system from the central control room and on the plant floor. The role covers day, afternoon and night shifts with overtime on weekends as needed, and pays $30.12 per hour plus overtime after 40 hours.
Pay:
$30.12 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Operate and monitor the rendering/Equacooker system safely
- Adjust flow, temperature, pressure and levels to keep processes in control
- Record shift activity, production data and HACCP records
- Communicate operational information at shift change
- Provide shift coverage for absences
Requirements summary:
- 1 year experience with heavy equipment in continuous manufacturing
- Understanding of basic physical principles of flow, steam and heating
- Available and flexible for rotating shifts
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-21
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day, evening, overtime, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Wellness |
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Darling Ingredients
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Creating essential ingredients to nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world.
Full company description
A pioneer in circularity, Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) takes materials from the animal agriculture and food industries, and transforms them into valuable ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy. The company operates more than 260 facilities in more than 15 countries and processes about 15% of the world’s animal agricultural by-products, produces about 30% of the world’s collagen (both gelatin and hydrolyzed collagen) and is one of the largest producers of renewable energy. To learn more, visit darlingii.com.
- LinkedIn followers
- 40,343
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 2,795
- Reported office locations
- 5601 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, Texas 75038, US
- Other recorded names
- Darling Ingredients
- Darling Ingredients Inc.
- Specialties
- Fat & Protein Ingredients from Bio-nutrients
- Restaurant Grease Mgt
- Bakery Residuals Recycling
- Natural & Organic Fertilizers
- Biofuels & Green Energy
- World Leader in Gelatin Production
- Sustainable Food Ingredients
- Custom Blending for Feed Manufacturers
- Sustainable Feed Ingredients
- and Animal proteins and fats
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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A pioneer in circularity, Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) takes materials from the animal agriculture and food industries, and transforms them into valuable ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy. The company operates more than 260 facilities in more than 15 countries and processes about 15% of the world’s animal agricultural by-products, produces…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Irving, Texas |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1882 |
| Specialties | Fat & Protein Ingredients from Bio-nutrientsRestaurant Grease MgtBakery Residuals RecyclingNatural & Organic FertilizersBiofuels & Green EnergyWorld Leader in Gelatin ProductionSustainable Food IngredientsCustom Blending for Feed ManufacturersSustainable Feed Ingredientsand Animal proteins and fats |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 17 |
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POSITON SUMMARY:
The Process Operator is a rotating shift work position in the Production Department. The operator is required to perform central control room work primarily performs plant floor work as required to maintain good equipment operation.
SHIFT SCHEDULE:
- Monday to Friday - Days
- Tuesday to Saturday - Days
- Monday to Friday - Afternoons
- Monday to Friday - Nights
OVERTIME DURING THE WEEK AND WEEKENDS WILL BE REQUIRED AS NECESSARY
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally sound operation of the rendering/Equacooker system.
- Follow established operating practices and standard operating procedures
- Responsible for continuously monitoring and making appropriate corrective adjustments as required to maintain the processes under control e.g. production rates, flow rates, levels, temperatures and steam heating, pressures, residence time, etc.
- Responsible for maximizing process throughput and operating the equipment as intended without causing material plugs and spills, damage to equipment, causing a risk to health and safety, or negatively impacting the environment
- Responsible for reporting and recording all shift activities, events, reportable incidents, production information, maintenance issues, and other data as required (e.g. Shift Report/Log, production/process statistics, inventory sheets, maintenance work requests, HACCP records)
- Responsible for communicating all relevant operational information at shift change directly or otherwise through logs and reports etc.
- Provide shift coverage backup for holidays, vacation, sick days, or other absences
- Maintain good housekeeping in work area
- Other duties as assigned
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1 years' experience with heavy equipment in a continuous manufacturing process environment.
- Capable of understanding basic physical principles related to flow, steam pressure, temperature and heating, and linear and rotational mechanical forces.
- Must be available and flexible to work shifts as required
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Demonstrated technical aptitude
- Motivated and well organized
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Strong commitment to the company values
WE OFFER:
- $30.12 per hour Plus Overtime after 40 hours
- Annual Incentives
- Company Paid Benefits Flexible Health and Dental Benefit Plan, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan
- Educational Assistance Programs, Scholarship Programs, Apprenticeship Programs
- Safety shoe/boot program
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