Harvest Packaging Team Member

At Johnsonville, our members are responsible for everything! If you're passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, our processes, our communities and each other better. Since 1945, Wisconsin-based Johnsonville has proudly made our products in the U.S.A.! Our family-owned company has grown from a small butcher shop to the No. 1 national sausage brand. We employ 3,000 members. Johnsonville products are enjoyed in 45 countries and served in 130 sports stadiums throughout the U.S.

Johnsonville, LLC

Harvest Team Member

Watertown, WI

Position Overview:

WHAT IS HARVEST? Harvest is the department at Johnsonville where Members disassemble the euthanized sows (female pigs), essentially removing from the body anything that won’t go into our brats, breakfast sausage and ground pork products. The Harvest Members have the task of taking a mostly untouched carcass and removing the hide, head, internal organs, and feet so that the De-Boning Department can then remove all the meat from the bones. There are a variety of different positions on the Harvest Floor, but all of them require some form of handling the sow’s body or body parts.

Responsibilities:

• Cutting and preparing sow carcasses for further sausage processing

• Removing hide and internal organs, trimming, and inspecting the sow’s carcass
• Cleaning, sharpening, and maintaining knives, tools and equipment
• Learn and perform several job functions in department at line speed
• Adhere to all GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and Safety policies
• Attend all plant meetings and complete monthly safety observations and trainings
• Complete all other duties as assigned

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Experience:

• Knife Skills preferred but not required

Skills and Competencies:

• Teamwork is a must
• The ability to coach your peers

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to hand grip/lift up to 50 lbs, push 30 lbs, and pull 60 lbs
• Walking and/or Standing throughout the shift
• Bending and/or Reaching throughout the shift

Other Requirements:

• This job requires hands-on interaction with pig carcasses, along with various body parts and organs individually. We want to ensure that candidates for this position have a high enough comfort level with blood and internal organs of the sow.
• Ability to work with inside conditions that include exposure to moderate noise levels and moderate odor.
• External Candidates Only: Ability to pass a pre-employment, post-offer drug screen, physical and background check.

Date: January 29, 2025

Location: Watertown, WI

Member Status: Full Time, Hourly

Starting Hourly Rate: $23.53

Hours: 1st shift - Time is staggered throughout the dept ranging from a start time of 5:30am to 5:45am. The end time will vary depending on production needs; Overtime expected and required.

Benefits: Members have potential for a monthly bonus, 401k with a company match and profit sharing. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off and tuition reimbursement!

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 3,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

How to Apply:

External candidate: Apply online only at: careers.johnsonville.com

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.