Barn Worker

American Foods Group, LLC • Wright City, MO

2d

About The Position

Barn workers handle live cattle humanely and maintain accurate documentation of cattle received and on site, while keeping the barn area clean. The role includes moving cattle to appropriate locations, confirming cattle counts and pen locations, maintaining secure gates, and ensuring cattle are inspected and have access to clean water. Workers communicate with Harvest Management, USDA, and Finance. Other related duties may be assigned to meet the organization’s ongoing needs.

The position involves working around moving equipment in humid, hot, wet, slippery, or varied-height conditions while wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). It requires following safety, food safety, and animal welfare procedures, working consistently, and standing for lengthy periods.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to work in humid, hot, wet, slippery, or varied-height conditions around moving equipment and parts while using PPE.
• Be aware of surroundings and follow safety, food safety, and animal welfare procedures.
• Be attentive to detail and able to work safely, wear PPE, and follow instructions.
• Ability to attend work consistently and stand for lengthy periods.
• Strong work ethic.
• Occasionally stand, walk, or sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and lift and/or move objects.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience or knowledge of a manufacturing environment.
• Previous heavy machinery experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous livestock handling or beef production experience.

Responsibilities

• Handle live cattle humanely.
• Move cattle to appropriate locations within the barn, such as from truck to scale, scale to pen, and pen to knock.
• Secure gates to prevent cattle from different producers from mixing.
• Maintain accurate documentation of cattle received and on site.
• Verify cattle counts and pen locations.
• Complete ante-mortem inspection sheets and ensure cattle are properly inspected before harvest.
• Ensure cattle have access to clean water sources.
• Separate slow or challenged cattle and knock non-ambulatory or challenged animals.
• Communicate with Harvest Management, USDA, and the Finance team.
• Maintain cleanliness of the barn area.
• Perform other related duties as needed to meet ongoing organizational needs.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package for the employee and family.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Voluntary benefits.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• 401(k).
• Long- and short-term disability.
• Discount Meat Purchase Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed