Meat Processing Production Operator

Pilgrim; Souderton (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The JBS production hourly role focuses on safe, efficient, and sanitary processing of ground beef and other meat products for shipment to customers. You may be assigned to different production areas and must follow USDA, food safety, quality, and safety rules at all times.

You will prepare workspaces, load and unload products, monitor lines, wrap and label, inspect packaging, and report issues to supervision. The position requires physical stamina and adherence to all plant safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• One or more years of production or food-processing experience preferred.
• Ability to understand and follow company, plant, food-safety, and workplace-safety rules and procedures.
• Basic understanding of production processes and procedures.
• Ability to learn and safely operate knives, equipment, and machinery used in the assigned work area.
• Ability to use both arms and hands to perform tasks such as lifting, loading, cutting, wrapping, labeling, and packaging product.
• Ability to work at a production conveyor line.
• Ability to understand and follow product specifications and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare work areas for pre-operational and post-operational activities.
• Load, unload, and transfer product to and from equipment and conveyors.
• Monitor production lines, identify issues, and supply or replenish packaging materials as needed.
• Sort, weigh, wrap, label, verify, and measure product to meet established specifications.
• Inspect product and packaging materials and remove defective items from the process.
• Report to the assigned workstation prepared to begin work at the scheduled start time and remain until the work is complete or released by a supervisor or manager.
• Overtime may be required based on business needs and applicable policies or collective bargaining agreement provisions.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
• Set up and tear down equipment, select predetermined settings, and use proper lifting, bending, and reaching techniques.
• Follow company, plant, food-safety, and workplace-safety policies and procedures.
• Identify and report safety concerns, hazards, equipment issues, or product-quality concerns.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The JBS production hourly role focuses on safe, efficient, and sanitary processing of ground beef and other meat products for shipment to customers. You may be assigned to different production areas and must follow USDA, food safety, quality, and safety rules at all times.

You will prepare workspaces, load and unload products, monitor lines, wrap and label, inspect packaging, and report issues to supervision. The position requires physical stamina and adherence to all plant safety procedures.