Harvest Floor Operator - Multi-Species Meat Processing

Management Performance Associates; Mansfield (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Management Performance Associates in Mansfield, OH seeks a Harvest Floor Operator for a multi-species processing facility. Pay is $20-$30/hour, based on experience, with a Monday–Friday first shift.

Role involves hands-on harvest steps for beef, pork, lamb and goat, maintaining knife sharpness, and following HACCP and safety standards. 1+ year meat processing preferred; English literacy required and willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of harvest floor or meat processing preferred.
• Motivated candidates with no direct harvest experience considered if eager to learn.
• Physically capable of standing, heavy lifting, and working in hot/cold/damp conditions.
• Knife skills or willingness to develop them on the job.
• Beef primal/subprimal knowledge is a plus.
• Must read, write and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform harvest steps: stunning, bleeding, skinning, eviscerating, splitting, trimming.
• Handle livestock humanely per animal welfare requirements.
• Trim, wash, and weigh carcasses to meet quality standards.
• Maintain knife sharpness and keep harvest floor equipment in good condition.
• Keep workstations and floor clean and sanitized at all times.
• Follow HACCP protocols and food safety requirements.
• Support barn duties including weighing, feeding, and watering livestock as trained.
• Assist with general sanitation and end-of-shift cleanup.

Skills

Harvest floor

Meat processing

Knife skills

English proficiency

Physical stamina

Willing to learn

Job description

Management Performance Associates in Mansfield, OH seeks a Harvest Floor Operator for a multi-species processing facility. Pay is $20-$30/hour, based on experience, with a Monday–Friday first shift.

Role involves hands-on harvest steps for beef, pork, lamb and goat, maintaining knife sharpness, and following HACCP and safety standards. 1+ year meat processing preferred; English literacy required and willingness to learn.