Packaging - Payrolling Harvest

Masterson Staffing; Watertown (WI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Masterson Staffing is seeking workers for Harvest department roles in a meat processing facility in Watertown, WI. Responsibilities include preparing sow carcasses, removing hide and organs, and maintaining tools while adhering to GMP and safety policies.

The job requires teamwork, the ability to coach peers, and basic knife skills; physical demands include lifting and standing for shifts. Shifts run mornings and afternoons with overtime as production demands; prior knife experience is a plus

Qualifications

• Knife skills preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Cutting and preparing sow carcasses for further sausage processing.
• Removing hide and internal organs, trimming, and inspecting the sow's carcass.
• Cleaning, sharpening, and maintaining knives, tools and equipment.
• Learn and perform several job functions in department at line speed.
• Adhere to all GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Safety policies.
• Attend all plant meetings and complete monthly safety observations and trainings.
• Complete all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Coaching peers

Knife skills

Tools

Knives

Job description

Harvest I1st & 2nd Shift Hours: 5:35am-2:00pm, Monday-Friday (Overtime as production demands). Hours: 2:30pm-11:00pm, Monday-Friday (Overtime as production demands).

Position Overview

Harvest is the department at a Meat Facility where Members disassemble the euthanized sows (female pigs), essentially removing from the body anything that won't go into our brats, breakfast sausage and ground pork products. The Harvest Members have the task of taking a mostly untouched carcass and removing the hide, head, internal organs, and feet so that the De-Boning Department can then remove all the meat from the bones. There are a variety of different positions on the Harvest Floor, but all of them require some form of handling the sow's body or body parts.

Responsibilities

• Cutting and preparing sow carcasses for further sausage processing
• Removing hide and internal organs, trimming, and inspecting the sow's carcass
• Cleaning, sharpening, and maintaining knives, tools and equipment
• Learn and perform several job functions in department at line speed
• Adhere to all GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Safety policies
• Attend all plant meetings and complete monthly safety observations and trainings
• Complete all other duties as assigned

Experience

• Knife Skills preferred but not required

Skills and Competencies

• Teamwork is a must
• The ability to coach your peers

Physical Demands

• Must be able to hand grip/lift up to 50 lbs, push 30 lbs, and pull 60 lbs
• Walking and/or Standing throughout the shift
• Bending and/or Reaching throughout the shift