Rendering/SSR

Johnsonville; Holton (KS); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnsonville in Holton, KS is seeking a hands-on Harvest/Rendering support role. You will oversee the rendering process in the basement, maintain cleaning standards, coordinate with trailer pickups, and ensure SSR collection meets site needs.

You will operate forklift and yard tractor, monitor safety procedures (LOTO, PPE), and work with Harvest team to manage trailer changes and day-to-day tasks in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma preferred.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience operating a commercial motor vehicle preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor trailers for capacity and switch them out as needed, using a yard tractor.
• Maintain clean drains, floors, rendering space in general throughout the day.
• Collection of recyclables and delivery to the Recycle Center.
• Support chemical inventories and resupply.
• Reach out to the rendering company if there are changes to the schedule or if we need to add a trailer for the day.
• Be certified on the forklift, yard tractor, and be competent to operate both throughout the day.
• Maintain the proper collection of hides and SSR.
• Work with other team members in Harvest to maintain proper trailer changeover processes.
• Set up for days collection of rendering product and clean / close down for the night.
• Complete all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication (written/verbal)

People skills

Education

High School Diploma Preferred

Tools

Forklift

Yard Tractor

Job description

Our manufacturing members are the heart of our organization. Members of our manufacturing team, which includes machine operators, packaging, shipping and more, take pride in ensuring we produce only the highest-quality, most consistent products for our customers and consumers. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, processes, communities and each other better.

Position Overview

This position will oversee the rendering process in the basement throughout the day for the Harvest department. They will maintain the cleaning standards in the basement, work with the vendors who come in for trailer pickup and address any concerns in the basement immediately. Understand, communicate, and collect Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR) for the site. Be able to react and respond to the surrounding environment to support other departments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor trailers for capacity and switch them out as needed, using a yard tractor
• Maintain clean drains, floors, rendering space in general throughout the day
• Collection of recyclables and delivery to the Recycle Center
• Support chemical inventories and resupply
• Reach out to the rendering company if there are changes to the schedule or if we need to add a trailer for the day
• Be certified on the forklift, yard tractor, and be competent to operate both throughout the day
• Maintain the proper collection of hides and SSR
• Work with other team members in Harvest to maintain proper trailer changeover processes
• Set up for days collection of rendering product and clean / close down for the night
• Complete all other duties as assigned

Education

• High School Diploma Preferred

Experience

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience operating commercial motor vehicle preferred

Skills

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and to be flexible by adjusting priorities
• Excellent written, verbal and people skills

Other Requirements

• Willingness to work in a harvest/slaughter environment
• Ability to put safety first and foremost by utilizing proper lock out/tag out procedures (LOTO), and wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE), and fall protection
• Ability to work with heights as needed for the trailers
• Ability to work outside in hot and cold conditions
• Ability to work alone with little supervision

Benefits and Compensation

Applicants must be eligible to work in the country where this job is located, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.

We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.

Our culture, called the Johnsonville Way, guides the way we behave, operate and treat one another. We truly believe that here at Johnsonville, we have a moral responsibility to create and maintain an environment that requires each Member to fully develop their God-given talents and help others to do the same. We achieve this by living the Johnsonville Way.

Our owner is famous for saying that, "Other companies use their people to build a business, but at Johnsonville, we use the business to build our people." We are proud to offer endless opportunities for continued learning and growth here at Johnsonville.

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability. We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.