General Production - 1st Shift - Full Time - Concordia, MO Plant

Tyson Foods

Concordia (KS)

On-site

USD 22,000 - 31,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off
401(k) plans
Health benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
Prescription drug coverage

Job summary

Tyson Foods in Concordia, MO, is hiring for General Production on the 1st shift. The role involves standing, walking, and working with raw ham products in a fast-paced environment.

Expect repetitive tasks, lifting, and adherence to food safety standards. Location is on-site with a Monday–Friday schedule and a starting wage of $19.40 per hour.

Qualifications

  • General labor duties in a meat processing environment, standing and walking on concrete.
  • Ability to lift and move items, operate equipment, and perform repetitive tasks safely.

Responsibilities

  • Stand/walk on concrete and handle raw ham products during processing.
  • Assist with racking, lifting, and moving heavy canisters and equipment.
  • Follow safety procedures and food safety guidelines throughout shift.

Job description

Job Details:

DEPARTMENT: Stuffing JOB TITLE: General Production LOCATION: Concordia,MO SHIFT: 1st GRADE: PR01

Scheduled Hours: Monday - Friday6am -2:30pm

General Labor positions start at $19.40 per hour.

SUMMARY:Alljobs require standing and walking on concrete, working with raw ham product, walking/standing, repetitive bending/lifting/twisting, working in temperatures of 50 degrees or lower, (approximately 45 degrees). Forklift and pallet jack activity will be in the area.

Physical Demands and Requirements of job:

  • Racking – Requires placing 5-36 lb. hams on racks, while bending, twisting, stooping, and standing. After racking hams on one side of the rack, Team Member will have to push, pull, and turn the rack to place hams on the other side.

  • Push racks – Requires pushing racks weighing 800-2000 lbs. to other locations of the department

  • Tipper Tie – Requires standing and gripping/pulling netted product in to position with one hand and pressing a switch to apply clamp with the other hand

  • Cutting Tails – Requires using scissors or knife,grippingand standing

  • Net Ruckers – Requires putting netting over a canister and placing canister on the table. Will require lifting netting to stand. Weight is approximately 20 lbs.,canisters are self-loading.

  • Placing casing on horns – requires hand/finger grip

  • Slop – Requires lifting buckets (5-25 lbs.), bending downward to lift container of product and place on table

  • Tucking Tails – Requires tucking tails into hams, lifting hams (10-20 lbs.)

  • Poking hams – Requires using poker to poke after hams are placed on table. Ham is then placed onrack. Requires bending.

  • Multivac – Requires placing hams on the Multivac machine, then securing the lid. This removes excess air from ham and seals the bag casings.

  • Stuffer – Placing raw product into horn and hand stuffing product intocoffifilm and netting

  • CoffiFilm Puller – Requires pullingcoffifilm and netting after it has been stuffed with ham product. Requires pulling to the left and placing hams ontable. Ham is extracted from ham stuffer, stapled,tailscut, and placed on rack. Lifting metal canisters up to 40 lbs. throughout the day.

  • Puller – Hams are stuffed in netting that is lines withcoffifilm. The puller pulls the netting stuffed with ham across in front of Team Member’s middle section in a horizontal motion usually with the opposite hand. The netting is clamped at one end using theBrincten, a button is pushed to apply the clamp. This does require pulling and lifting. The hams are then pulled to a table and on to the next process.

  • Ergonomic stands range in height 3 in. to 12 in.

  • Wiping ceilings down with ceiling mop

  • Using a rake to pull ham muscle into the pump machine andrepeatthe process throughout the day

Food Safety

The Team Memberis required toattend orientation where basic Food Safety Training is given. The team memberis required toprotect the product from contamination at all timesand ensure company policies are followed.The Team Member shall contact the Supervisor,Trainerand/or Quality Assurance Departmentimmediatelyin the event ofany unacceptablecondition.

The Supervisor/Trainer will keep the teammemberapprisedonjob functions to meet the above requirements.The Team member will complete the necessary qualification requirements for the job assigned.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental,

vision and prescription drug benefits; andmore.

LOCATION NOT ACCEPTING REHIRES

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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