Meat Room Operator — Production & Sanitation

Simmons Animal Nutrition, Inc; Emporia (KS); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmons Animal Nutrition, Inc. in Emporia, KS is seeking a Meat Room Worker to safely grind meats for use in multiple formulas. The role focuses on following precise product formulas, operating grinders, and maintaining cleanliness in a fast-paced production environment.

You will collaborate with the team to ensure quality and consistency, adhere to safety and PPE requirements, and participate in weekly sanitation and general housekeeping tasks. Prior manufacturing experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Experience in manufacturing or warehouse environments preferred.
• Able to follow safety procedures and PPE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Check that grinders are assembled.
• Prepare meats on the meat table in order thrown.
• Ensure that proper meats are batched for each formula and weight specification by selecting the proper meats for the formula and conveying them to the grinders.
• Push meats onto conveyors as indicated by each product formula.
• Inspect meat blocks for foreign material, spoilage, off odor, green meat and/or excess denaturing.
• Reverse plate and change knives.
• Wash down floor and equipment between batches.
• Shovel scrap meat from floor to scrap totes with drainage holes.
• Clean and stack empty pallets neatly for removal to designated areas.
• Run the fresh meat side of the meat room.
• Perform weekly sanitation.

Skills

Communication skills

Decision quality

Teamwork

Tools

Machine operation

Job description

Simmons Animal Nutrition, Inc. in Emporia, KS is seeking a Meat Room Worker to safely grind meats for use in multiple formulas. The role focuses on following precise product formulas, operating grinders, and maintaining cleanliness in a fast-paced production environment.

You will collaborate with the team to ensure quality and consistency, adhere to safety and PPE requirements, and participate in weekly sanitation and general housekeeping tasks. Prior manufacturing experience is valued.