General Production Worker - Heavy Skill Labor (Cold Side)

Seaboard Triumph Foods; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The General Production Worker at Seaboard Triumph Foods performs heavy skill labor to prepare meat products for packaging and sale. Responsibilities include using knives and equipment, cutting carcasses, weighing materials, and ensuring products meet USDA standards in a cold, fast-paced plant environment.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, 2 years in food manufacturing or 6 months in pork processing, and strong communication and math skills.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or GED or equivalent qualification.
• Two years in a food manufacturing environment or six months in fresh pork processing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong math, statistics understanding, and process control concepts.
• Good analytical thinking and ability to follow written or schedule-based instructions.
• Proficiency with standard computer programs used in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Manual handling of product throughout processing and packaging.
• Use knives, machinery, and equipment in processing, packaging, and shipping pork products.
• Cut carcasses and separate meat and by-products for further processing.
• Clean, trim, slice, section and weigh raw materials.
• Inspect products for defects, trimming as needed and ensuring USDA standards.
• Package products with packaging machines and box according to orders.
• Monitor machinery and adjust settings as required; follow safety policies.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Communication skills

English language proficiency

Mathematical ability

Reasoning ability

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

General Production Worker - Heavy Skill Labor (Cold Side)

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Job Description

General Production Worker - HEAVY SKILL LABOR - MUST BE WILLING TO USE A KNIFE AND MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT, PUSH AND PULL 50+ LBS OVER AN 8 HOUR SHIFT.

SUMMARY

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, and slicing meat cuts for further processing, all while ensuring health and safety standards are met.

*LIMITED OPENINGS! Talk with the recruiter for more details.*

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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 by-products
• 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

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the work environment, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required or preferred. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Must have a high school diploma or a GED equivalent qualification from an accredited institution, two (2) years' experience in a food manufacturing environment or six (6) months experience in fresh pork processing facility.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write reports and business correspondence; ability to effectively manage time and meet all specified deadlines.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to reach and interpret documents in the English language such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedures manuals. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the company.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply mathematical applications to practical situations. Demonstrated ability to understand advanced statistics and statistical analysis for process control.

REASONING ABILITY

Strong analytical skills. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to use computers and all standard programs used by the industry and the ability to learn and effectively use all other computer programs that are or will be made available.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to move about the facility. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger; handle; or feel/hold objects; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; speak; hear taste and smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to climb ladders.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to cold/hot and/or humid conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, cold/hot temperature, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is sometimes loud. The work environment includes climate extremes found in all areas of plant operations. Will work near other employees working with knives, cramped spaces and in poor lighting and ventilation.

NORMAL WORK SCHEDULE

The hours and days of work are established as needed by operations and at the discretion of management and may be changed (increased or decreased) by management as required.

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Information on race, gender and national origin will only be used for statistical and recordkeeping purposes, and will not be used in making any employment decisions. All information provided will be kept separate from your expression of interest. Providing this information is strictly voluntary, and you will not be subjected to any adverse action or treatment if you choose not to provide this information. If you do not choose to answer these questions, we ask that you select "Decline to Identify" for each question. Thank you for your voluntary cooperation.

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