Rendering

Indiana Packers Corporation • Delphi, IN

1d • $21 • Onsite

About The Position

Indiana Packers is seeking dedicated and hardworking individuals to join our team to fulfill our Rendering position. A member in the Rendering team is responsible for tending equipment used to render and process animal source material including animal fat, bones, meat scrapes and rendering tallow from fat. The Rendering position is needed for 8 - 10 hours a day, including Saturdays as needed. First shift hours are from 6:00am - 2:30pm.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to work from August 2025-February 2026.
• Comfortable working with raw meat/or carcass parts.
• Able to operate or work near mechanical production equipment and/or cutting tools.
• Capable of performing the physical requirements of the position, including repetitive movement of grasping and pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms, bending, twisting, and lifting or exerting a force of at least 35 lbs. while standing on concrete floors and/or platforms for extended periods of time.
• Willing to work in hot environments (100+ degrees).
• Must be able to work in wet, humid, and odorous environments.
• Must be able to read, write and understand instructions in English effectively.
• Work while wearing all necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Responsibilities

• Completes inspection of equipment to determine if sanitation is adequate to begin rendering process.
• Assembles rendering equipment including expellers, grinders, pumps, pipes, blades, cooking tanks.
• Tests equipment to determine proper functioning.
• Opens valves and start pumps and conveyors to move materials through rendering process.
• Monitors temperature gauges and rate of flow and condition of materials passing through cookers, expellers, and grinders; adjust valves and rate of flow.
• Dumps guts, bones, tissue, and other inedible parts into a chute leading to storage containers for cooking tanks for inedible processing.
• Labels storage containers as "Not for Consumption".
• Contacts maintenance mechanics for troubleshooting equipment malfunction.

Benefits

• Health insurance including three health care options (including an HSA)
• Two Dental Insurance Options
• Two Vision Options
• 401K plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• On-the-job training provided.
• Discounts on company products in our employee store.
• Opportunity to gain experience in the food processing industry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees