Smokehouse Production Operator

The Wenger Group; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Medical

Dental

Vision

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Pet Insurance

Job summary

The Wenger Group is seeking applicants for a full-time role at its Leidy's pork operation in Pennsylvania. You will monitor and operate smokehouses, ensure product quality, and maintain safety and sanitation standards in a fast-paced production setting.

Responsibilities include loading/unloading equipment, recording weights, and following USDA/HACCP requirements. Candidates must be able to handle extreme temperatures, read and write English, and lift heavy loads as needed.

Qualifications

• Be able to stand extreme temperatures change from hot to cold.
• Must be able to read and write in English.
• Basic math skills.
• Be able to work independently.
• Be able to push and pull continuously heavy loads of product, may weight up to 1500lbs, assisted by a rail system.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the smokehouses to ensure that all products are cooked to proper company specifications.
• Monitor all chilling of products that come through the department to ensure that they are chilled in compliance with company specifications.
• Load and unload the smokehouses and brine chillers.
• Accurately record and document all weight sheets and charts.
• Assist in inspecting / checking the smokehouse rooms for SSOP deficiencies hourly.
• Transporting racks of product to and from the smokehouse floor.
• Consuming products into SAP.
• Loading and unloading carts of raw product into the smokehouses.
• Lift, push and pull 50 + lbs

Job description

The Wenger Group is seeking applicants for a full-time role at its Leidy's pork operation in Pennsylvania. You will monitor and operate smokehouses, ensure product quality, and maintain safety and sanitation standards in a fast-paced production setting.

Responsibilities include loading/unloading equipment, recording weights, and following USDA/HACCP requirements. Candidates must be able to handle extreme temperatures, read and write English, and lift heavy loads as needed.