Utility Line – Days – 1041563 Pilgrim's

Farmer Veteran Coalition; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Pilgrim's Arcadia, WI is hiring a Utility Line – Days team member to produce quality products in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include inspecting, boxing, labeling, and stacking products, while maintaining a clean, safe work area and coordinating with the CVP and taper machines.

Typical schedule is Monday–Friday with occasional weekends; shifts start early and vary daily. The role requires standing 8–10 hours, strong teamwork, and reliable communication with supervision.

Qualifications

• Ability to comprehend simple instructions.
• Ability to apply common sense to problems.
• Ability to work with a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to stand and work 8-10 hours per shift.
• Must be a team player with good communication skills.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and prepare product boxes and labels for shipment.
• Observe equipment operation and communicate malfunctions or safety issues.
• Place boxes under product chutes and ensure proper placement.
• Open chutes and manage WOGs dropping into boxes.
• Support CVP and taper machines as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team player

Good communication

Stand 8-10 hours

Safety conscious

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Utility Line – Days

At Pilgrim's, Safety Is A Condition , which means the safety of our team members comes first – always.

Purpose and Scope/General Summary:

We are looking for a Utility Line Days Team Member at our Pilgrim's Arcadia, WI Complex. Our utility line team members are responsible for producing quality grade products for our customers, in a fast-paced environment with repetitive hand use.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to remove WOG from the Deli Line and inspect WOG for proper stringing.
• Ability to adjust the strings as needed for final trussing.
• Ability to grab Truss and stretch it over the WOGs back and around the two hocks of the WOG.
• Ability to place WOG breast-up on the big belt once WOG has been properly trussed.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Ability to grasp WOGs wing tips and tuck them under and behind the back side of bird.
• Ability to identify and remove one leg from the shackle whenever downgraded product is identified.
• Ability to place a truss string around both wings on the backside of the WOG.
• Place an insert into box if required.
• Weigh boxes for appropriate weight.
• Observes equipment operation, notifying appropriate personnel of any malfunctions and/or safety issues/concerns
• Ability to observe all bags for immediate defects such as but not limited to holes and foreign material.
• Ability to label boxes with correct label of product running and ensure label is correctly placed on boxes.
• Ability to place boxes under product chutes and ensure the placement of product cases are within box guides.
• Ability to open the chute by pressing the red button; WOGs should drop one by one into the box.
• Ability to remove case from conveyor onto a skate conveyor for further prepping.
• Ability to inspect product box for damages on the case, liner, and/or label.
• Ability to prepare box for CVP machine by lifting liner, folding box flaps, and aligning box underneath the CVP machine.
• Ability to activate CVP machine, inspect liner, and ensure the liner is properly sealed.
• Ability to align the case onto the output conveyor and send towards the taper machine.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned

What You'll Need:

• Ability to comprehend simple instructions
• Ability to apply common sense.
• Ability to deal with problem involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work in cool temperatures (around 40 degrees)
• Ability to stand and use hands for 8 to 10 hours per shift
• Ability to multitask and work quickly
• Must be a team player and be willing to work close to other employees in some situations
• Must have good communication skills
• Capable of learning and remembering product specifications.
• Good hand eye coordination required
• High School diploma or G.E.D preferred
• Intermediate Analytical Skills preferred
• Basic computer skills or strong willingness to learn preferred
• Food production experience preferred
• Desire for continuous improvement preferred

Why Work for Pilgrim's?

Schedule:

Monday – Friday with occasional weekends. Shifts are 6:18 am – End Of Shift, varies daily.

Benefits

• : Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: Sick leave, vacation, company observed holidays or, any other statutorily required paid leave;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base salary
• range of $22.52/hour;

Career Development:

Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs;

Better Futures

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us:

Pilgrim's is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim's operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.

Our vision:

Become the best and most respected company in our industry creating the opportunity of a better future for our team members.

Our core values are:

Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance:

Pilgrim's does not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at Pilgrim's or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by Pilgrim's. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by Pilgrim's because of an unsolicited referral.