Job Description

Job Location: Southside Processing LLC - Elgin, TX 78621Southside Processing is currently looking for a full time Processing Technician.
This position is eligible for full time benefits that will include health, dental, vision and vacation and sick leave.
Primary Functions:
- Raw Material Preparation
- Hang sausage to be smoked for orders.
- Package fresh product for orders.
- Sanitation of all equipment and areas used in job position
Primary Responsibilities and Activities:
- Fresh Product Packaging
- - Cut tripe on band saw to specs. and place into plastic tub
- - Remove bull meat from boxes and place into plastic tub
- - Remove bagged plates, place into tub and add cold water for thawing
- Hanging sausage for smoking
- - Set-up carts and sticks (35 per cart) for hanging according to schedule
- - Hang smoked product on individual sticks and place one space apart with 19 loops per stick.
- - Roll finished carts into fresh cooler.
- Fresh product packaging
- - Set-up area with necessary tools: boxes, bags, labels, stamp and tags
- - Package fresh sausage according to individual customer specs.
- - Weigh each box to customer orders: zero underweight and max .10 over
- - Stack boxes to be picked for orders.
4) Wash, scrub and sanitize all equipment and areas used for daily processing.

QualificationsSkills and Experienced Required:
- Willingness to work and capacity to learn.
- Prior plant or warehouse experience preferred.
- Experience working in a USDA facility preferred.
- Bilingual preferred.

Qualifications:
- Related work experience.
- Strong skills in working with people.
- Cooperative, strong work ethic, positive attitude, professional demeanor.
- Ability to discern problems and devise solutions.
- Present a professional bearing and appearance.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.
- Ability to work in hot and/or cold temperatures.
Full Time Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement Program- up to 100% paid college tuition
- 25% Employee Discount on Restaurant food purchases, 10% Discount on Market and Merchandise items
- Free Shift Meal each shift worked
- 401K - Southside Market & Barbeque will match the team member contributions 100% (dollar-for-dollar) on your Salary Deferrals up to 3% of compensation; plus, a 50% matching contribution on any additional Salary Deferrals above 3% up to 5% of compensation.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Focused Leadership Development Program
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short- term and Long- term Disability
- 1 week Vacation pay/year - accrual starts on day 1
- 1 week Sick pay/year - accrual starts on day 1
- ALL COMPANY HOLIDAY Closures Paid - Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter
- Full time set Schedules