- Job Hours/Schedule: Mon-Fri 7:00A-5:00P
A Utility Worker is responsible for loading and unloading of raw material/finished product as well as cleanliness of plant and equipment.
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.
- Loads and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
- Operates machinery used in production process or assist machine operators.
- Places products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting and wrapping
- Examines products to verify conformance to quality standards
- Starts machines or equipment to begin production processes
- Observes equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify operators, supervisor or maintenance of any malfunctions
- Removes products or waste material from machines
- Lifts raw materials, finished products and packed items, manually
- Transfers finished product or raw material between storage and work areas of plant by hand or using forklift
- Packs and stores materials and products
- Marks and tags products
- Disposes materials into machine hoppers prior to mixing
- Mixes ingredients according to specified procedures or formulas
- Required to know, implement and delegate FSMS responsibilities as required.
- Uses high pressure hose to wash parking lot, plant equipment, and surrounding areas of plant including spilled material on lot
- Paints and washes plant equipment and building fixtures as necessary
- Required to use standard hand tools (hammer, screw driver, wrenches, etc.) and power tools (drills, impact drivers, saws, etc.)
- Operates company vehicles around plant and property
- Ensures steady flow of raw material from trailers to dock in safe and efficient manner
- Checks and reports condition of raw material load and truck interior
- Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Must be at least 18 years old with clean MVR
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a manufacturing environment.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
N/A | Occasionally = up to 20% | Frequently = 21% to 50% | Constantly = at least 51%
Working Environment
- Frequently - Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level, strong odors, and/or exposure to heat and cold
- Frequently - Exposed to bio hazardous conditions
- Frequently - Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations
- N/A - Exposed to Electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock
- Frequently - Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment
- Constantly - Travels to offsite locations
Physical Demands
- Constantly - Must be able to remain in a stationary position (Sit)
- Constantly - Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location (Walk)
- Occasionally - Operates a computer and other office machinery (Use hands to finger, handle or feel)
- Constantly - Must be able to position one’s self to maintain computers in the lab, including under desks and in the server closet (Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl)
- Constantly - Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder (Climb or balance)
- Constantly - Must be able to use senses to; effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions (Talk, hear, taste, smell)
Weight and Force Demands
- Occasionally - Up to 10 pounds
- Occasionally - Up to 25 pounds
- Occasionally - Up to 50 pounds
- Frequently - Up to 100 pounds
- Occasionally - More than 100 pounds
About Us
We’re one of the world’s leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.
