Knoxville Plant-Production Professional

Hormel Foods Family of Companies•Knoxville, IA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Knoxville plant is hiring Plant Professionals for its food processing production facility in Knoxville, Iowa. The facility specializes in dry sausage products, including PILLOW PACK® pepperoni. Employees learn and perform a variety of duties across the plant, including machine operation, forklift operation, packaging, boxing, palletizing, and checking product quality and accuracy. People safety and food safety are top priorities. Weekend work is required, and openings are available on days, nights, and overnights. Overtime opportunities are available. The work takes place in a refrigerated environment averaging 40 degrees Fahrenheit. New employees are placed on a three-month probationary period during which attendance and performance are monitored. During probation, management may move an employee to another open position in the facility to meet business needs.

Requirements

Ability to read and write to complete job-related paperwork.
Willingness and ability to drive a forklift consistent with company standards.
Ability to use a computer for job-related tasks.
Ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motion throughout a shift.
Ability to lift, push, or pull 50+ pounds as required throughout a shift.
Ability to twist and bend as necessary for job-related tasks.
Ability to kneel, squat, or climb as necessary for job-related tasks.
Ability to perform grasping and pinching motions to complete job-related tasks.
Follow food safety and employee safety policies.

Responsibilities

Follow company rules for food safety and employee safety.
Learn and perform a variety of plant jobs, including machine operation, forklift operation, packaging, boxing, and palletizing.
Verify the quality and accuracy of products.
Complete job-related paperwork.
Use a computer to complete job-related tasks.
Operate a forklift in accordance with company standards.
Perform tasks requiring repetitive hand and wrist motion, lifting, pushing, or pulling 50+ pounds, twisting, bending, kneeling, squatting, climbing, grasping, and pinching.