Truck Dumper / Yard Jockey

Company: Darling International
Location: Bastrop
Posted on: May 23, 2025

Job Description:

Earn more while getting paid to learn new, in demand skills with an established, stable manufacturer. Plus, enjoy weekly paychecks and an unbeatable benefits package!

Darling Ingredients is looking for a Truck Dumper / Yard Jockey to join our night shift team in Bastrop, TX. In this critical role, you will be responsible for keeping raw material trailers dumped in a safe and timely manner.

If you have a stable job history and the ability to do physical activity for an entire shift, we want to hear from you! Manufacturing, industrial, or agricultural experience is a plus! Forklift operators, heavy equipment operators, this is a perfect role for you!

Why Truck Dumpers/Yard Jockeys join the Darling team:

• Competitive pay - Starting at $21.42 per hour, based on experience. Plus, overtime opportunities so you can earn more! You can expect to earn $53,000 or more in your first year! Paid hourly, including overtime and other incentives.
• Excellent Benefits - Including medical, dental, vision, 401k plan with company contribution, paid time off, paid holidays, and more!
• Advancement Opportunities- Darling Ingredients believes on promoting from within and is always looking for key players motivated to move up to higher level roles!
• Incredible Stability: Having been in the business for over 140 years, Darling Ingredients is the global leader in rendering services and continues to grow. Enjoy a bright, stable future in a recession proof industry.
• Sustainability: Darling Ingredients is proud to help our planet by keeping waste out of landfills with their services by recycling cooking oil and meat waste and turning them into renewable fuels, animal feeds, and fertilizers. 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 a steady flow of raw material is dumped to maintain a consistent mix of material.
  • Cleans trailer after dumping to ensure trailer is set up in accordance with customer requirements.
  • Positions each trailer in the holding lot to ensure readiness for next day's routes.
  • Ensures Bartlett lift tractor and dock area are clean when dumping is complete.
  • Performs various tasks related to the operation of the facility in terms of general labor.
  • Maintains safety as top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.
  • All other duties as assigned. Physical demands:
    • Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
    • Occasionally must push, pull, move or lift up to 50 lbs.
    • Regularly required reach with hands and arms.
      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
      
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