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

Plant Overview:

• Union Facility producing Planters Peanut Products
• Peanuts became a popular snack food thanks to an Italian immigrant Amedeo Obici. In 1906, Obici and his future brother-in-law, Mario 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:

• Ability to effectively operate all current and future equipment/job functions in the department and demonstrate high

level of competency on performance validation checks

• Achieve expected performance results on all equipment operated per reported data from all department measures
• Operate and maintain soft pack dumping system which included start-up, shutdown, cleaning and troubleshooting

of robots, abots and conveyor systems.

• Perform checker driver duties when assigned by Supervisor and/or Team Leader to include scanning and transferring bulk boxes to designated storage areas
• Perform utility operator duties when assigned by Supervisor and/or Team Leader to nuclide bulk box building and loading, cardboard and plastic baler operation, container unloading, housekeeping and cleaning or area, soft load case inspection, operation of hand dumping station and weighing and ticketing bulk boxes
• Attend to machine breakdowns, identify necessary resources to repair, and assist in troubleshooting to bring equipment back to operable condition
• Document work notifications on a computerized maintenance management system
• Perform preventative maintenance tasks
• Clear all machine jams and effectively restart equipment
• Perform all required QCMS work instructions
• Obtains supplies necessary for machine operation
• Utilize manufacturers manuals and/or handbooks to obtain data and troubleshooting on the machinery operation
• Provide relief for any operation within the department as assigned by Supervisor and/or Team Leader
• Support plant his performance culture and continuous improvement programs through active participation in QRMP and plant productivity programs
• Comply and actively participate in all safety and environmental ORM policies, procedures and programs
• Comply with all QRMP program requirements including HACCP and GMPs
• Perform area housecleaning duties
• Perform all tasks as assigned by Supervisor
• Adhere to the QRMP site rules.
• Adhere to all QRMP Ways of Working, processes and procedures associated with your role.

• High School Diploma/GED Required
• Must have and maintain a good attendance record
• Must be TQR qualified
• Must be able to communicate effectively
• Must be computer literate and capable of learning department systems
• Must be able to attend/travel to off-site training if necessary
• Must have experience with operation of automated production machinery
• Must have the ability to understand and identify tools, basis machine components and hardware
• Must demonstrate mechanical skill level on evaluation
• Must demonstrate mechanical skill level on written and hands on evaluation following training and instruction
• Must be able to utilize vendor operation manuals to make critical adjustments