Production Team Member - Processing

Spectrum Preferred Meats; Mount Morris (IL); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 26,174,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Preferred Meats, a family-owned USDA inspected pork processing facility located 90 miles west of Chicago in Mount Morris, Illinois, seeks team members for physically demanding roles. Responsibilities include cutting, sorting, skinning and boning meat with saws or knives, and performing product inspection.

The team upholds high standards of animal welfare, quality control and food safety. As a longstanding producer in Northern Illinois, Spectrum Preferred Meats highlights starting hourly

Qualifications

• Tasks require manual handling and use of hand tools, knives, machinery and equipment.
• Meat cutting, skinning and boning with saws or knives may be required.
• Good hand-eye coordination and upper body strength are essential.

Skills

Hand tools

Knife work

Manual material handling

Product inspection

Repetitive motion

Attention to safety

Tools

Saws

Job description

Spectrum Preferred Meats is a family-owned, USDA inspected pork processing facility located 90 miles west of Chicago in Mount Morris, Illinois. For over 50 years and three generations we have strived to be the preferred pork supplier for our customers. Spectrum Team Members exercise the highest standard of animal welfare, quality control, and food safety measures to ensure our tradition of providing premium pork at a competitive price continue.

Our starting hourly wage and rapid career advancement make us one of the premier pork producers in Northern Illinois.

Job Requirements

Team Members are routinely performing a variety of task that require manual material handling and the use of hand tools, knives, machinery, and equipment. This work is physically demanding and can require the use of some or all body parts and muscle groups. Good hand-eye coordination and upper extremity motor skills are essential for most job tasks. Additional essential functions may be applicable to specific jobs. Most jobs require cutting, sorting, skinning and boning meat with saws or knives. Previous meat cutting or food handling preferred.

All applicants must be able to safely perform the following requirements:

• Wear hard hat, hearing protection, eye protection, Protective toed boots and gloves
• Walk long distances, frequently on wet, uneven and slippery surfaces
• Frequent climbing and descending steps and/or stairways, climbing and standing on elevated platforms
• Working from a standing position on rigid surfaces for prolonged periods of time (3-4 hours)
• Frequent lifting, moving, pushing and pulling items weighing up to 30 pounds
• Lifting, moving, pushing and pulling items weighing up to 50 pounds (over 50 lbs. will require back support)
• Product Inspection
• Knife Work-Trimming
• Repetitive use of fingers, hands, arms and shoulders
• Exposure to animal fat and proteins
• Exposure to noisy and odorous environment
• Exposure to temperature extremes ranging from 22-100 degrees Fahrenheit
• Remain alert to dangers of trip hazards, sharp objects, moving/rotating equipment and powered industrial pallet truck traffic