Enable America Jobs

This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4289177

\$2,000 Welcome Bonus + \$200 weeklyattendance bonus!!!** .\

Additional Perks

• \$2,000 Referral bonus - have your friends and family join you at Butterball and make even more!
• Opportunity for OT at 1.5X your base rate - overtime kicks in each week after working 40 hours.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and other benefits available after your start-up period.
• Company paid vacation and holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Career development and growth opportunities at an expanding facility.
• Thanksgiving turkey!

Job Summary

The Production Associate performs a variety of manual or machine-assisted, repetitive tasks to produce whole turkey products, turkey parts, ready-to-cook turkey products, and ready-to-eat turkey products.

Available Jobs

Applicants for the Production Associate job may be offered a position in any of the following departments:

Packaging - Starting Pay Rate \$16.50/hr with increase to \$18.00/hr in 90 days.Shift Start Time 8:00 AM. Packaging Production Associates perform repetitive tasks to prepare whole turkeys for packaging. Essential duties include: hanging chilled turkeys on moving shackles; shaping whole turkeys to product specifications; injecting basting solution into turkey breasts; sealing turkeys into bags on rotamatic machine; weighing, tagging, and netting packaged turkeys; train to proficiency to rotate through jobs and perform multiple tasks within the department; perform any job in the department at the supervisor\'s discretion. Assigned job duties may change and vary day-to-day depending upon production needs.

BRT - Starting Pay Rate \$16.50/hr with increase to \$18.00/hr in 90 days. Shift Start Time 8:15 AM,. BRT Production Associates perform various tasks to produce raw, ready-to-cook boneless turkey breast roasts. Essential duties include: cutting and trimming breast meat for roasts; applying seasonings to breast meat for roasts; weighing roasts; packaging roasts with assistance of rotamatic and netting machines; train to proficiency to rotate through jobs and perform multiple tasks within the department perform any job in the department at the supervisor\'s discretion. Assigned job duties may change and vary day-to-day depending upon production needs

Smoke & Bake Starting Pay Rate \$16.50hr with increase to \$18.00/hr in 90 days. Shift Start Time 8:00 AM,. Smoke & Bake Associates perform tasks to package ready-to-eat (RTE) product. Essential duties include: placing turkeys into bags; sealing bags on sealing machine; weighing, tagging, and netting turkeys in bags; boxing & packaging turkeys; training to proficiency to rotate through jobs and perform multiple tasks within the department; and performing any job in the department at the supervisors discretion. Assigned job duties may change and vary day-to-day depending upon production needs. Assigned job duties may change and vary day-to-day depending upon production needs. Assigned job duties may change and vary day-to-day depending upon production needs

Working Conditions

Working conditions vary by department but may include:

• Temperature fluctuations from hot (ambient outside temperature during summer) to very cold (40 degrees Fahrenheit to ambient outside temperature during winter)
• Damp-to-wet conditions in the area
• Loud/noisy environment (86 99 dB)
• Exposure to raw meat and associated parts, including but not limited to organs, blood, and feces
• Work with loud and noisy machinery
• Work with or around chemicals/fumes/pungent odors
• Mandatory overtime or weekend work
• There is mandatory seasonal work for approximately 5 to 6 weeks during the m nths of October and November, which includes working 7 days per week

Physical Requirements

• Standing for up to four (4) hours at a time (time between breaks, and then from last break until end of shift)
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to sixty (60) pounds
• Ability to grip, grasp, and lift repetitively through the course of the workday
• Operating hand held and/or mechanical machinery.
• Ability to wear all personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygiene equipment, including but not limited to steel mesh guards, bump cap/hard hat, steel-toed footwear, hearing protection, smock, and gloves