Smokehouse Operator 2nd Shift (EASTON, PA)

About Us

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, a safe and healthy work environment, and over 1000 team members. We're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture!

Responsibilities

• Set up smoke area and stage products in accordance with needs or priorities while ensuring proper smoke and curing procedures and temperatures are followed.
• Complete paperwork as required.
• Visually inspect products for unacceptable flaws or concerns and ensure products are to established quality levels.
• Ensure products are at acceptable quality levels prior to release to the next step of operation.
• Follow all USDA, SQF, and ALL Holding Company HACCP requirements.
• Monitor the smokehouses to ensure that all products are cooked to proper company specifications.
• Monitor all chilling of products that come through the department to ensure that they are chilled in compliance with company specifications.
• Load and unload the smokehouses and brine chillers.
• Accurately record and document all weight sheets and charts.
• Assist in inspecting/checking the smokehouse rooms for Standard Sanitary Operating Procedures (SSOP) deficiencies hourly.
• Transport racks of product to and from the smokehouse floor.
• Consume products into SAP.
• Load and unload carts of raw product into the smokehouses.
• Lift, push, and pull 50+ lbs.
• Follow proper ready-to-eat procedures.
• Stage product in packaging and ham steak coolers.
• Perform general housekeeping.
• Assist with production as required.
• Report detected inconsistencies to supervisors, quality assurance personnel, or managers.
• Check for condensation before moving product.

Requirements

• Be able to stand extreme temperature changes from hot to cold.
• Must be able to read and write in English.
• Basic math skills.
• Be able to work independently.
• Be able to push and pull continuously heavy loads of product, may weigh up to 1500 lbs, assisted by a rail system.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions from supervisors and designated staff.
• General knowledge of smokehouse operation.

Benefits

In addition to our more traditional benefits, we also offer great perks and numerous resources for professional development and team building:

• Promotional opportunities
• Rewards and recognition programs
• Robust onboarding and training program
• Employee discount programs (Perks at Work)
• Employee referral program
• Encouraging and collaborative culture

Benefits for Full-Time Employees

• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• 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