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:
BRT - Starting Pay Rate $17.00/hr with an increase to $18.75/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.
Injection - Starting Pay Rate $17.00hr with increase to $18.75/hr in 90 day. Shift Start Time 8:15 AM Associate performs tasks to prepare BIBs (bone-in breasts) for further processing as ready-to-cook (RTC) product and whole turkeys for ready-to-eat (RTE) product. Essential duties include: Mix brine solution, weigh turkeys prior to injection, shape turkeys to product specifications, load turkeys onto racks for oven, push racks into ovens, wash empty racks; 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 $17.00/hr with an increase to $18.75/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 supervisor's 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:
Physical Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Butterball, LLC, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected status under applicable law.
This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball's Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Please refer to the Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy for important information, including the obligations that Safety Sensitive employees have with respect to the lawful use of drugs and medications."