Styler DSI SW - Days

Simmons Animal Nutrition, Inc; Southwest City (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmons Animal Nutrition, Inc is seeking a Production Associate for the Styler DSI SW – Days shift in Southwest City, MO. You will place product on conveyor lines, ensure proper spread and alignment to meet specifications and ensure no overlaps.

You will maintain line speeds, inspect for bones or fat, and rotate to other positions as required. You will work as part of a cohesive team in a cold, wet, dusty plant environment and will wear PPE as required, contributing to lean initiatives and

Qualifications

• Place product on conveyor lines and spread to meet specifications.
• Maintain line speeds and ensures product meets specifications.
• Inspect meat for bones or fat and remove rejects.
• Rotate to other positions on the line as required.
• Work in a cold, wet, noisy, dusty environment and use PPE.
• Act as a team member and participate in team meetings and LEAN programs.

Responsibilities

• Places and spreads product on conveyor belt, ensuring product is straight and pieces do not overlap or touch as it passes through the machine.
• Maintains line speeds and ensures product weights meet specifications; identifies and flags improper cuts.
• Rotates to other line positions as needed and supports team with ongoing process improvements.
• Fosters teamwork, attends team meetings, and supports company policies and lean practices.
• Keeps awareness of quality systems and reports concerns to team leader.

Job description

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Styler DSI SW - Days

• Posted on October 8, 2026

Locations

Showing 1 location

Southwest City, MO 64863, USA

• Production
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: STYLE049303

Description

To place product on conveyor lines going into spiral freezer in the proper manner, ensuring that the product is spread out and meets specifications.

ESSENTIAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Places and spreads product on conveyor belt , ensuring product is straight and that pieces do not fold, overlap or touch one another before letting it go on through machine. Ensures the red laser beam strikes right down the keel (center) of the breast butterfly and right along side of the breast split. Prevents air pockets from affecting weights by pressing down on each breast as it goes by.

Maintains line speeds and ensures product meets specifications. Inspects the meat for bones or fat and returns any rejects back to the debone trimline. Identifies improper cuts on cut up product. Notifies supervisor of bad cuts and removes bad cuts from the line.

Will rotate to other positions on the line as required.

Participates as a member of the Team . Participates in the ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members. Attends appropriate team meetings. As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc. Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforce actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.

Simmons Operating systems principles and objectives: Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.

Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives: This position description is intended to guide the activities of the person in this position and is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person as to the work of this function nor is it intended that this describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position.

Physical Activities: Must be able to move, push or pull up to 55 pounds from table to scales at waist level and bend, stoop, walk, stand and work in a cold, wet, noisy, dusty environment for entire shift. This position involves repetitive motion and may include rotating through cold and hot areas of the plant. Must be able to work on feet for entire shift.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Will use water resistant footwear, hearing protection, hair net(s), liners, smock, gloves and any other protective equipment as needed or required.

Travel: N/A

Technical Experience: N/A

Industry Experience: Preference for poultry or food processing organization

Preferred Education : N/A

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