Meat Packer

Who are we:

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement. Leidy's is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wenger Group since 2022. Leidy's is a 130-year-old pork company located on the family farm in Pennsylvania, where Jacob Leidy was deeded the original land grant by William Penn in 1753.

We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 1000 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture!

Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com / https://www.leidys.com

Position summary:

Under supervision a packer will be able to perform, stage, wrap, box, and weigh all fresh or smoked meats and associated products. Additional responsibilities include recording correct weights on boxes and checking correct products enclosed. Make sure products are uniform prior to wrapping and boxing and ensure packaging is uniform and attractive. Trim excess or unwanted material when needed. Separate products into proper classification and visually inspect for unacceptable flaws or TQC concerns. Then preform final quality checks prior to release and maintain safety, sanitary, and TQC or USDA standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Handle all products and equipment in the proper manner
• Place all products in the correct package
• Record and document all weights when necessary
• Assure products are placed in their proper container/carton
• Communicate all TQC concerns to supervisor
• Transport of product to other areas of production when necessary
• Keeping packaging supplies constant and replacing them when necessary
• Continually check for proper labels on all Leidy’s products and any private labels when necessary
• Maintain pace to achieve requested production levels
• Assure proper product is checked on carton
• Trim and clean any unwanted material or packaging if necessary

Qualifications and Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Be able to differentiate between products, private label products, and specialty cuts of a hog
• Possess basic math abilities
• Follow directions and be a team player

• Physical Demands:
• Must be able to lift, pull, and push up to 30lbs
• Operate equipment and work near moving machinery
• Be on feet for up to 8-10 hours
• Fine motor and motor skill abilities (pinching, grasping, etc.)
• Ability to squat, bend, twist, kneel, reach, stand, walk, and climb frequently and as needed
• Climate variation

What our benefits are

• Paid Time Off
• Care bridge Empoyee Assistance Program For all full-time members:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending
• Account Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance

Each team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals.
The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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