Smokehouse Operator 1st Shift

The Wenger Group; Souderton (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wenger Group in Pennsylvania is seeking a production specialist to set up the smoke area and stage products according to priorities, while ensuring proper smoke and curing procedures and temperatures are followed.

Responsibilities include completing paperwork, visually inspecting products for defects, ensuring compliance with USDA, SQF, and HACCP, maintaining safety rules, and adapting to a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Set up smoke area and stage products in accordance with needs or priorities while ensuring proper smoke and curing procedures and temperatures are followed.
• Complete paperwork as required.
• Visually inspect products for unacceptable flaws or concerns and ensure products are to established quality levels.
• Ensure products are at acceptable quality levels prior to release to next step of operation.
• Follow all USDA, SQF, and ALL Holding Company HACCP requirements.
• Always maintain and observe all safety rules and regulations.
• Be able to maintain a flexible time schedule.

Job description

Who Are We

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement. Leidy's is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wenger Group since 2022. Leidy's is a 130-year-old pork company located on the family farm in Pennsylvania, where Jacob Leidy was deeded the original land grant by William Penn in 1753.

Who Are We

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement. Leidy's is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wenger Group since 2022. Leidy's is a 130-year-old pork company located on the family farm in Pennsylvania, where Jacob Leidy was deeded the original land grant by William Penn in 1753.
We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 1000 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture!
Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com / https://www.leidys.com

What Your Day Looks Like
Sets up smoke area and stage products in accordance with needs or priorities while ensuring proper smoke and curing procedures and temperatures are followed. Complete paperwork as required. Visually inspect products for unacceptable flaws or concerns and ensure products are to established quality levels. Ensure products are at acceptable quality levels prior to release to next step of operation. Follow all USDA, SQF, and ALL Holding Company HACCP requirements. Always maintain and observe all safety rules and regulations. Be able to maintain a flexible time schedule.