Animal Caretaker

Job DescriptionJob Description

JOB PURPOSE

The Animal Caretaker IV Team Member is responsible for loading market hogs from commercial finisher buildings being delivered to the processing plant under direction of the Loadout Supervisor.

RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS

• Sort and loadout market hogs while ensuring all loadout and animal handling procedures are followed.
• Ensure that all Seaboard Foods loadout, animal handling, and safety guide procedures and guidelines are always followed by all team members
• Properly wear all personal protective equipment outlined in the company standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Follow all biosecurity guidelines while performing all job duties
• Properly wash, disinfect and store equipment and clothing as needed and scheduled.
• Assist in cleaning and maintaining office areas.

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES: instills trust, communicates effectively, action oriented, ensures accountability, and drives results.

REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Bilingual, Spanish and English preferred but not necessary.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving

mechanical parts and is commonly exposed to airborne particles and gases at low concentrations. The employee is frequently exposed to waste material, feed and hog dust.

ABOUT SEABOARD FOODS

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to the bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. More than 5,400 employees in five states work on our farms, feed mills, and processing plant to produce Prairie Fresh® pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees, and the communities we call home.

WHY SEABOARD FOODS?

• American-owned & Fortune 500 company in Kansas City

• Relocation assistance depending on the location and role

• Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire

• Tuition reimbursement

• Company paid life insurance

• Employee pork purchase program

• Paid short-term disability

• Wellness program

• 401K with company match

• Employee assistance program

• PTO & company holidays

• Paid parental leave

• Exciting & diverse culture, where your work matters

Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for

employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Company DescriptionExcellence Every Step of the Way:

Since starting in the early 1990s, we’ve been building a uniquely connected food system linking each step of the process from before the farm to beyond the fork. This connection allows us to continually learn, innovate and improve how we produce pork. In short: Our goal is to provide wholesome pork people come to expect.Company DescriptionExcellence Every Step of the Way:\r
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Since starting in the early 1990s, we’ve been building a uniquely connected food system linking each step of the process from before the farm to beyond the fork. This connection allows us to continually learn, innovate and improve how we produce pork. In short: Our goal is to provide wholesome pork people come to expect.

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