$17.55/hr Starting Pay

$18.09/hr with Experience or After 90-day Promotion

$17.55 - $21.14 with knife skills for trimming or boning, or food-processing saw skills.

Promotions and pay increases for learning additional production jobs. We train.

Excellent benefits: health, life, 401k match, vacation time, discounted quality meat employee purchase program, union tuition reimbursement

Package food products and operate the most basic of functions on a few different meat processing machines. Maintain cleanliness of equipment and work area. Contribute a positive attitude to the team.

• Perform basic meat packaging, sorting, and operation of a basic processing machines.
• Assemble, and replenish product specific boxes and bags.
• Push button to tum-on assigned machines, verify they are running properly, and fill machine with meat products.
• Trim and clean meat products and fit neatly into pre-made packaging trays.
• Insert soaker pads on trays and grab trays exiting the machine and place in labeler.
• Monitor products and packaging to ensure acceptable appearance, seal, quantities are placed in correct boxes
• Safely move products and by-product containers to assigned locations.
• Follow quality procedures and consistently achieve quality standards. Ask questions when necessary.
• Achieve acceptable production quantities.
• Properly care for tools and equipment used, cleaning or wiping down throughout the shift.
• Follow all safety requirements.
• Learn other operations if desire promotions, including products, codes, packaging, and product specifications.
• Promptly communicate production issues.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and cooperation that contributes to a productive team.
• Must have good attendance to maintain good employment and receive any promotions.

• Must demonstrate a positive attitude and cooperation that contributes to a productive team.
• Must have good attendance.
• Excellent hand and eye coordination, dexterity, and attention to detail with some high-volume manufacturing experience ideal.
• Basic counting ability.
• Understands and follow verbal instructions accurately.
• If desire promotion, ability to learn how to use a knife and all basic machines.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to learn, understand, and follow basic food safety procedures and programs.
• Ability to communicate with coworkers. Bilingual with English preferred.
• Punctual and reliable.
• Must be able to work in a humid refrigerated environment, on and around machinery and chemicals and wear personal protective equipment.
• Ability to lift 25 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds; stand, walk, grasp, crouch, turn, bend, and reach. 18+ years old with ability to work in the U.S without visa sponsorship.
• Willingness and general ability to work in other production areas as needed.
• Able to work Monday to Friday, 8-10 hours daily with overtime as required; some Saturdays. Shift end times may vary based on production needs.