Production Worker: Harvest Floor

FARMERS UNION INDUSTRIES LLC • Estherville, IA

3d • $21 - $0 • Onsite

About The Position

Redwood Farms Meat Processors is hiring a Production Worker for its Harvest Floor, specifically Air Knife and High Trim work, at its Estherville, Iowa facility. The role involves preparing and inspecting hog carcasses and meat, removing unwanted by-products or blemishes, and packaging offal products while following USDA requirements and company safety, food-safety, and environmental procedures. The position offers a starting wage of $20.50 per hour, weekly pay, opportunities for increased pay as skills are learned, and a $1,500 sign-on bonus paid in installments during the first year. The schedule is first shift, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; actual hours vary with hog availability and the employee’s production-line location.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old for insurance purposes.
• Safely use a knife to cut meat.
• Pay close attention to detail and aim to produce high-quality products.
• Accurately count, perform basic math, and read a scale to understand weights.
• Communicate and record information accurately and legibly.
• Read and comprehend signs, labels, warnings, and company SOPs in English or Spanish.
• Follow USDA policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Wear required personal protective equipment and work safely.
• Be comfortable working in a facility that processes hogs and working with or around blood.
• Be willing to work additional hours or in other facility areas when requested.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a manufacturing environment; food or hog processing experience is a plus.
• Prior knife experience.

Responsibilities

• Receive stunned hogs from Barn Workers, begin exsanguination, and shackle and hang carcasses on the rail system.
• Wash carcasses with a hose and take measures to prevent foreign-material contamination.
• Remove undesirable by-products or blemishes using knives, air knives, and other processing equipment.
• Sharpen, maintain, and sanitize knives as required.
• Operate offal-washing equipment and monitor operating time and product to prevent quality loss.
• Accurately weigh and label offal packages, palletize them, and notify Shipping when product is ready for storage or loading.
• Communicate with USDA Inspectors about carcass inspection and approval.
• Use a trolley to transport materials.
• Observe production equipment and report concerns or malfunctions to Plant Maintenance.
• Cross-train in other production areas and provide backup support as needed.
• Keep leadership informed about concerns or issues.
• Follow company safety policies, practices, procedures, and improvement initiatives.
• Comply with regulatory requirements, including environmental and food-safety requirements.
• Perform general housekeeping to maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Maintain regular and predictable on-site attendance.
• Accommodate requests to take on other duties, work additional hours, or handle a heavier-than-normal workload.

Benefits

• $1,500 sign-on bonus paid in increments throughout the first year of employment.
• Weekly paycheck.
• Opportunities to increase pay as skills are learned.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• 401(k) match.

What This Job Offers

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