Hog Processing Professional

Who We Are
A producer-owned pork processor, comprised of 200 dedicated Midwest family farms, focused on providing customers with quality pork products they can trust, in a culture that fosters innovation and opportunity.

Summary
The employee will be responsible for converting hogs to carcasses. The employee will harvest hogs, process and clean carcasses, and transport carcasses to chillers while ensuring that health and safety standards are met. 

Education, Licensure and Experience 
Prior harvesting or processing experience in a USDA inspected meat facility preferred. 

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be a minimum of 18 years of age and must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (Please note: This in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position. Other duties may be assigned as deemed necessary and appropriate.):

1. Cut, trim, and clean meat and/or carcasses. 
2. Use knives and power tools to perform harvesting activities on carcasses. 
3. Set up, adjust, and operate food processing production equipment/machinery. 
4. Clean equipment or machinery on production areas. 
5. Perform specialized harvesting tasks. 
6. Expected to work hands on at high speeds. 
7. Follow all company rules for food and employee safety. 
8. Collect data on all products and analyze the data to ensure products meet all food and safety requirements and customer requirements. 
9. Make on the spot analysis of sample products, determine if there are blood clots in the meat, review meat for any membranes or foreign objects that would be harmful to consumers. 
10. Conduct visual checks and adhere to product specification requirements throughout the manufacturing process to maintain the desired product quality results. 
11. Maintain adequate knowledge of the product and the equipment to ensure safe operating procedures are followed. 
12. Suggest changes in workflow process and use of equipment to increase efficiencies of the department and/or production, to maintain the lowest level of downtime and product cost possible, with the goal to create and implement new protocols, which can improve efficiencies or eliminate risks that can affect the Food Safety and Quality in our products. 
13. Other duties as assigned. 

We offer a competitive benefits package which includes:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company matching Retirement Plan
• Paid time off
• Short term and long term disability
• Referral program
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Plans

Wholestone Farms is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.