Butterball, LLC, one of America’s most iconic brands, helps consumers celebrate Thanksgiving and every day in between. Located in the thriving Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, our goal is to provide a diverse array of career opportunities and paths which include our farms, processing facilities and support offices.
We are the largest producer of turkey products in the U.S., and we make a lot more than Thanksgiving turkeys. Our company’s measurable growth is in no small part due to our team members in North Carolina, Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri, who each have a seat at the table to contribute to our success
1st Processing General Labor
Hours: 1:10am to 9:45am
Position Summary:
Responsible for performing numerous tasks on recently slaughtered turkeys or tasks that support the overall operations within the department
Essential Duties, Functions and responsibilities:
Inspect the birds as they move down the line. Check for bruises, scabs, tears, feathers, broken bones, etc.
Trim bird as needed. Remove scabs, feathers, slice or remove bruises, remove parts with broken bones (wings, drums, etc.). Drawer easier access to remove the heart and liver so that it may be harvested.
Throw away the condemned parts either in a red barrel or onto the condemned parts conveyor belt.
Drop the salvage parts (wings, drums, etc.) onto the salvage conveyor belt.
Hang back birds or parts on the hang back rack as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Proper PPE usage: The employee should be aware of the required protective equipment (Eye Protection, Hearing Protection, Arm Guard and Mesh Glove, Kevlar Glove, Mesh/Hex Armor Apron).
Employee may need to pad the fingertips of the non-knife hand to protect the skin from rubbing against the steel glove and the neck bones.
Employee will need to be instructed in the proper use of the knife sharpener located at the workstation.
Physical Requirements:
Standing (8 hours a day or more),
Working with scissors or knives
Gripping, grasping and twisting using hands and wrists
Have the physical ability to lift, carry and hang birds as required.
Inspect the exterior of the birds for defects.
Trim or remove parts of the birds as needed.
Trim or remove only those parts necessary to ensure a wholesome bird. Do not over trim the birds.
Do not trim parts from Osteo (double mark on the back) birds.
Sanitize knives. Warning: The sanitizer’s water temperature is 180 degrees -for sanitizing knives only – Do not place body parts or equipment (Mesh Gloves) inside or on top of sanitizer.
Monitor and inspect for fecal on the back of the birds, if fecal is found, pull birds off the line and hang it on the rack to be reprocessed.
Breast trimmers will inform the back trimmers if any fecal is found on breast or inside the bird’s cavity, so back trimmers can pull it off the line and hang it on the rack to be reprocessed
Working Conditions/Department Description:
May work in damp environment
Seasonably hot and warm environment
Work with loud and noisy machinery
Work in dusty environment
Work with chemical or Fumes
Work around pungent odors
Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.
This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.
