Heavy Skilled Operative Waterloo Pork Plant

Tyson Foods • Waterloo, IA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

These positions operate machinery, do heavy lifting to maintain production flow while maintaining a safe work environment and adhering to Tyson policies and procedures. Operative jobs require a higher skill level. Work includes operating saws, operate skinners and other equipment to process pork. Box handling and palletizing and operating powered industrial trucks or forklifts to move product. Work environments are wet and humid. Temperatures range from 35 to 90+ degrees. Work may include climbing ladders, working from elevated platforms, standing, bending, pushing pulling and reaching, standing and walking on hard floors and consistent lifting of 20-110 lbs. May include working in rendering where environment will be dirty.

Requirements

• Applicants must have 1 month of experience operating heavy machinery
• Must be able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal
• Must be able to read, write, and interpret equipment general safety procedures to ensure safety
• Not accepting rehires at this time

Nice To Haves

• Willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation

Responsibilities

• Operate machinery
• Do heavy lifting to maintain production flow
• Maintain a safe work environment
• Adhere to Tyson policies and procedures
• Operate saws
• Operate skinners and other equipment to process pork
• Box handling and palletizing
• Operate powered industrial trucks or forklifts to move product

Benefits

• Full Benefit Package
• 9 Paid Holidays
• 1 week vacation after 6 months
• medical
• dental
• life and disability insurance
• company matched 401K retirement
• stock purchase plans
• paid vacations
• paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• employee meat sales
• interpreter services for non-English speaking employees
• on-site ESL (English as a second language) classes
• GED classes
• reimbursement for citizenship

What This Job Offers

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