The General Production Worker is responsible for the overall preparation of meat products for packaging and sale. Work may include harvesting, carcass processing, transporting carcasses to chillers and freezers, grinding of meats to create various products, slicing meat cuts for further processing, and packaging meats for sale, all while ensuring health and safety standards are met. Work is steady, repetitive in motion, and fast-paced.
Job duties include: manual handling of product; the use of hand tools, including knives, machinery, and equipment while processing, packaging, and shipping pork products; cutting carcasses for further processing; separating meat and byproducts; cleaning, trimming, slicing, sectioning, and weighing raw materials; inspecting meat products for defects, bruises, or blemishes, and removing them along with excess fat; checking products to ensure they are up to USDA standards; packaging cut products through a packaging machine; boxing products based on order specifications; monitoring machines and equipment and adjusting when necessary; adhering to all safety procedures and policies; and performing additional duties as requested by supervisor.
Equipment and/or machinery used to perform the tasks, include operating: 8410 Electric Pallet Trucks; Cryovac Brand 8600 Series Rotary Vacuum Chamber Series; Ham skinners, which are Townsend 7600 series skinners, including the Townsend 7650, and the Townsend 7620; and Wizard knife operators will use a system from Bettcher Industries, which utilizes a Wizard Quantum Motor with Quantum Flex Hand Trimmers that have various blade sizes.
Employer will offer a minimum of 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday; some Saturdays and Sundays may be required based on operational needs. Depending on whether the worker is stationed on the hot or cold side, the shifts will begin either between 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. or between 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Shifts are either 8, 10, or 12 hour shifts. Overtime may be required as necessary to keep up with production demands.
Employment period: Oct 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
