Meat Processing Operator - General Production

JBS USA; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS USA in Omaha is seeking a General Production team member to support live animal handling, humane stunning, and downstream processing on the harvest floor. The role requires adherence to safety and temperature controls while maintaining product quality and timely shipping.

Responsibilities include operating equipment, weighing loads for payment accuracy, and coordinating with the floor team to ensure efficient flow from unloading to shipment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a meat processing plant or similar manufacturing setting preferred but not required.
• Must be able to stand/walk for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures with frequent exposure to moving machinery, knives, hooks, hot water and slippery floors.

Responsibilities

• Unloading and segregating live animals in a humane manner and prepare for entering Harvest Floor.
• Stunning animals in a humane way to enter the harvest floor.
• Hide removal using dehider knives and other powered equipment.
• Harvesting of blood on the harvest floor in preparation for customer.
• Trimming of carcasses free of contaminates.
• Harvest of all offal products and prepare for customer.
• Operate scales to properly weigh proper payment to producers as well as receive proper payment from customers.
• Breakdown carcasses and save primals as desired by customers.
• Trim product to customer specifications.
• Box & bag trim and primals to customer specifications.
• Operate lifts to move product into storage and to prepare for shipment.
• Shipping of product as orders are received.

Skills

Meat processing

Job description

JBS USA in Omaha is seeking a General Production team member to support live animal handling, humane stunning, and downstream processing on the harvest floor. The role requires adherence to safety and temperature controls while maintaining product quality and timely shipping.

Responsibilities include operating equipment, weighing loads for payment accuracy, and coordinating with the floor team to ensure efficient flow from unloading to shipment.