Job Description
Parwan Protein & Tallow Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced and reliable
Chemical Plant Operator
to join our rendering and processing operations.
This is a full-time position suited to a candidate with practical experience operating industrial processing equipment, monitoring plant performance and maintaining safe and efficient production processes.
Position details
Employment type:
Full-time
Salary:
AUD $79,500 per annum before tax
Superannuation:
Paid in addition to the annual salary
Experience required:
At least 1 year of relevant work experience
Skills and experience
Applicants must have:
At least
1 year of relevant experience
as a chemical plant operator, rendering plant operator, process plant operator or in a comparable industrial-processing role.
Experience operating and monitoring industrial production or processing equipment.
The ability to understand plant readings, process conditions and operating procedures.
The ability to identify equipment faults, blockages and abnormal process conditions.
Robust workplace health and safety awareness.
Good record-keeping and communication skills.
The ability to work independently and as part of a production team.
The physical capacity to work in an industrial plant environment and perform operational duties safely.
Key Responsibilities
Key duties and responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
Operating and controlling continuous and batch rendering processes.
Operating plant equipment, including cookers, presses, decanters, polishers, hydrolysers, meal-processing systems and blood-processing systems.




Monitoring plant performance through SCADA and PLC control systems.
Monitoring production conditions, including temperature, pressure, flow rates, discharge conditions and material separation.
Adjusting process parameters and equipment controls to maintain stable, safe and efficient plant operations.
Monitoring decanter and polisher processes to ensure effective separation of water, solids and tallow.
Controlling the intake and processing of raw materials.
Monitoring the transfer, handling and load-out of meal, tallow and other rendered products.
Skill & Experience
Inspecting plant equipment for blockages, abnormal operating conditions, faults or malfunctions.
Taking appropriate corrective action and reporting equipment issues to supervisors or maintenance personnel.
Recording production quantities, intake data, temperature readings, equipment conditions and other process-related information.
Participating in plant start-up, shutdown and production-change procedures.
Performing routine operational checks and minor process-related maintenance within the employee's level of competency and authority.
Operating a forklift and other machinery when required to support plant operations.
Supporting wastewater-processing activities, including polymer top-up, sludge-bin changes and wastewater-area monitoring.
Carrying out cleaning, washdown and housekeeping duties to maintain hygiene and workplace safety standards.
Complying with workplace health and safety, environmental, hygiene and company operating procedures.
Working collaboratively with supervisors, senior operators, maintenance staff and production employees.

📌 Chemical Plant Operator (Victoria)
🏢 Parwan Protein & Tallow
📍 Victoria