Starting Pay Rate: $23.95

After 3 Months: $24.45

After 6 Months: $24.95

• Medical – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
• Dental – Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier
• Vision - VSP
• 401K – Empower Retirement
• (HSA) Health Savings Account – Wex Health Inc.

Additional Benefits: 

• Paid Time Off
• Inspired Pathways – Team members’ children will be eligible to receive free two-year community or technical college tuition
• Tuition Reimbursement – Team members will have the opportunity for financial assistance for pre-approved college courses that are job-related or lead to job-related degrees
• Short-Term disability and long-term disability – Team members will be eligible for a company-provided weekly benefit in the event they are unable to work due to a nonwork related injury of illness.
• Life Insurance - Company-paid life insurance is provided for team members and their children. Options to purchase additional life insurance policies with multiple levels of coverage will be available for team members, spouses/domestic partners and children.
• AD&D – Company-paid coverage will be available form team members as well as options to purchase additional coverage for team members.
• Adoption Assistance Program – Team members will be eligible for company-paid assistance for adoption of children, including financial reimbursement, resources and referral services.
• Employee Assistance Program – Access to immediate and confidential support for team members and their immediate family members.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program – Team members will have the opportunity to purchase Hormel Foods Corporation common stock at market value through systematic payroll deductions.
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing– This is an opportunity for team members to work with an outside company to refinance and consolidate student loans at a discounted rate.
• Legal Services – Members can purchase access to legal services for a variety of areas like immigration assistance, estate planning, family and personal service, etc.
• Pet Insurance – Members will have the option to purchase medal and wellness plans for dogs, cats, birds and exotic animals.
• Accident and Injury Coverage - Members can purchase additional accident and injury coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of off-the-job accidental injuries.
• Critical Illness Coverage – Members can purchase additional coverage for catastrophic illnesses.
• Access to our company store where you can buy Hormel products at a discount!
• On-site Credit Union

C Shift: M-F 9:00 pm- 5:30 am

Plant Overview:

• Union Facility producing Planters Peanut Products
• Peanuts became a popular snack food thanks to an Italian immigrant named Amedeo Obici. In 1906, Obici and his future brother-in-law, Marion Peruzzi formed the Planters Nut and Chocolate Company. Obici served as President of Planters until his death in 1947. The business he had started as a small fruit and nut stand had become the largest and most diversified peanut-processing company in the world.
• Planters has been in Suffolk, VA for over 100 years.
• Click here to learn more about our facility’s brand: Planters Peanuts

Community Overview:

Welcome to Suffolk Virginia

Are you ready to join a team that produces quality products that are amongst over 50 household brands in the U.S.? This is a place for you to create your career and make a difference! Here in Suffolk we are passionate about the Planters brand and take ownership over the product and the brand’s history in Suffolk.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Clean and sanitize the following equipment in accordance with allergen free and established cleaning standards to ensure on-time start-ups: (1) Cookers and associated equipment (i.e. Weigh belt feeders, coating drums, conveyors, syntrons, etc.) (2) Nut Distribution System (Mezzanine) (3) Honey Batch System & MAC Room (4) Glazing & Salting Line (5) Off-Line Blending (6) Operate the automatic barrel washing system and (7) Product bins. For all equipment, this includes acquiring chemicals, cleaning and sanitizing the machines, and reporting any mechanical or electrical problems with this equipment to supervision.
• Operate Cookers (i.e. including start-up, general operation, and shut down). Perform all related TQR checks.
• Start-up Mezzanine when required.
• Complete assigned periodic cleaning tasks and track on periodic cleaning charts.
• Operate automatic barrel washing machine to include: cleaning the machine, acquiring chemicals, and reporting any mechanical or electrical problems with this equipment to supervision.
• Operate a forklift or pallet jack to move bins, barrels, or equipment, needed to perform the work.
• Operate and maintain powered scrub machines to clean up spills, and to aid in removing liquids from the floors.
• Operate the high pressure water system to include: turning on the system, monitoring the host water heater and resetting it when necessary, operating rinse, foam, and sanitizing stations, and ensuring issues are reported to supervision.
• Use high-pressure air systems (i.e. Compressed air, dry ice, etc.)
• Use necessary cleaning agents and appropriate cleaning equipment.
• Clean and sanitize Merrick Scales and associated equipment, including but not limited to pipes, syntrons, and conveyors, glazing drum, box dumpers, fruit declumpers and drains. 
• Remove and reinstall access doors/panels to weigh feeders and associated metal detectors, drivers, shafts, motors, chutes, belts and associated pipes & equipment.
• Remove meal accumulation from all surfaces of X-Force conveyors and ensure proper disposal.
• Clean inside and outside of the weigh feeders and associated detectors, drives, shafts, motors, chutes, belts and associated pipes & equipment.
• Clean all department infrastructure to include but not limited to restrooms, offices, labs, hand wash stations & water fountains, stairwells, break rooms, overheads over equipment to include lights, pipes, and air ducts. Replace soap and paper products and remove scrap and salvage nuts to designated areas.
• Communicate to supervision in all matters pertaining to safety, equipment function, and inventory of supplies of chemicals prior to running out.
• Support plant high performance culture and continuous improvement programs through active participation in QCDSM and plant productivity programs.
• Comply and actively participate in all safety (KSRMP) and environmental (KEMS) policies, procedures and programs. May serve on KSRMP team.
• Comply with all QCMS program requirements including HACCP and GMPs.
• Perform area housekeeping duties.
• Perform all tasks as assigned by supervisor.

• High School Diploma/GED Required
• Must be able to move/Lift up to 50 pounds
• Fork Lift License Required
• Must become TQR qualified
• Must have and maintain a good attendance record
• Must be able to communicate effectively