1st Shift: Multi-Species Harvest Floor Operator

Kingfisher Recruiting; Mansfield (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest Floor Operator position in Mansfield, OH, offering $20-$30/hour based on experience. This role involves diverse tasks on a multi-species harvest floor with a five-day schedule and first shift hours from Monday to Friday.

Ideal candidates have 1+ years in harvest floor, slaughter, or meat processing, with a willingness to learn. Must be able to read and communicate in English and perform physically demanding duties in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of harvest floor, slaughter, or meat processing experience preferred.
• Motivated candidates without direct harvest experience will be considered if they show willingness to learn.
• Physically capable of standing, lifting, and working in hot, cold, and damp conditions.
• Able to read, write, and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform all harvest phases: stunning, bleeding, skinning, eviscerating, splitting and trimming.
• Handle livestock humanely and in accordance with animal welfare requirements.
• Trim, wash, and weigh carcasses to meet quality and compliance standards.
• Maintain knife sharpness and keep harvest floor equipment in proper working order.
• Keep workstations, walls, equipment, and the harvest floor clean and sanitized.
• Follow HACCP protocols and food safety requirements without exception.
• Support barn duties including weighing, feeding, and watering livestock as skills develop.
• Assist with general sanitation and end-of-shift cleanup procedures.

Skills

Harvest floor exp

Knife skills

Animal welfare

Heavy lifting

English reading/writing

Job description

Harvest Floor Operator position in Mansfield, OH, offering $20-$30/hour based on experience. This role involves diverse tasks on a multi-species harvest floor with a five-day schedule and first shift hours from Monday to Friday.

Ideal candidates have 1+ years in harvest floor, slaughter, or meat processing, with a willingness to learn. Must be able to read and communicate in English and perform physically demanding duties in a fast-paced environment.