Deboning

Johnsonville, LLC; Holton (KS); On-site; USD 19,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnsonville, LLC is hiring for De-Boning floor positions in Holton, KS. The role involves removing meat from sow carcasses, preparing cuts, and working at line speed on the De-Boning Floor in a 40°F environment.

The position requires knife handling, lifting up to 50 lbs, standing for long periods, and adherence to GMP and safety policies. Training and plant meetings are part of the role, with overtime as production demands dictate.

Qualifications

• Knife skills highly preferred.
• Must be able to hand grip/push/pull up to 50 lbs, carry 32 lbs, and lift 24 lbs.
• Walking and/or standing throughout the shift.
• Bending and/or reaching throughout the shift.

Responsibilities

• Cutting and preparing meat for further processing.
• Using a straight knife and motorized knife to remove meat.
• Using a saw to cut ribs.
• Cleaning, sharpening, and maintaining knives, tools and equipment.
• Learn and perform several job functions in department at line speed.
• Adhere to all GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Safety policies.
• Attend all plant meetings and complete monthly safety observations and trainings.
• Complete all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Knife skills

Coaching peers

Physical strength

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Job description

Position Facility: Holton

Our manufacturing members are the heart of our organization. Members of our manufacturing team, which includes machine operators, packaging, shipping and more, take pride in ensuring we produce only the highest-quality, most consistent products for our customers and consumers. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, processes, communities and each other better.

Position Overview

Hours: 1st shift- 6:00am- 2:30pm (Overtime as production demands)

WHAT IS DE-BONING? De-Boning is the department at Johnsonville where Members remove the meat from the sow's carcass. The goal of De-boning is to remove as much meat as possible, so that the meat can then be mixed with other ingredients to make it into brats, breakfast sausage and ground pork. There are a variety of different positions on the De-Boning Floor, but all of them require some form of handling the sow's body or body parts.

Responsibilities

• Cutting and preparing meat for further processing ;
• Using a straight knife and motorized knife to remove meat
• Using a saw to cut ribs
• Cleaning, sharpening, and maintaining knives, tools and equipment
• Learn and perform several job functions in department at line speed
• Adhere to all GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Safety policies
• Attend all plant meetings and complete monthly safety observations and trainings
• Complete all other duties as assigned

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Experience

• Knife Skills highly preferred
• Must be able to hand grip/push/pull up to 50 lbs, carry 32 lbs, and lift 24 lbs
• Walking and/or Standing throughout the shift
• Bending and/or Reaching throughout the shift

Skills

• Teamwork is a must
• The ability to coach your peers

Other Requirements

• This job requires hands-on interaction with a variety of different cuts of meat from the pig, along with the bones of the carcass itself as well as any blood that accompanies it. We want to ensure that candidates for this position have a high enough comfort level with the blood and bones of the sow.
• TEMPERATURE - Will be exposed to wide variations in temperature, operating temperature of the Boning department is approximately 40 degrees F.
• Ability to work with inside conditions that include exposure to moderate noise levels and moderate odor
• Must be at least 18 years old
• External Candidates Only: Ability to pass a pre-employment, post offer drug screen, physical and background check

Benefits and Compensation

Applicants must be eligible to work in the country where this job is located, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.

We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.

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The Johnsonville Way

Our culture, called the Johnsonville Way, guides the way we behave, operate and treat one another. We truly believe that here at Johnsonville, we have a moral responsibility to create and maintain an environment that requires each Member to fully develop their God-given talents and help others to do the same. We achieve this by living the Johnsonville Way.

Our owner is famous for saying that, "Other companies use their people to build a business, but at Johnsonville, we use the business to build our people." We are proud to offer endless opportunities for continued learning and growth here at Johnsonville.