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Job Description

Harvest Floor Team Member
Cypress Valley Meat Company

Cypress Valley Meat Company is a USDA inspected processing company. Our core business is providing high quality custom meat processing and merchandising solutions for our customers. We humanely harvest, skillfully cut, and carefully package into retail ready products.

We believe the keys to our success are exceeding customer expectations, being an industry leader in innovation, recruiting and retaining elite talent, and defining a clear path to profitability.

We aim to be a destination workplace for our team members. Our team strives to have a positive perspective always and cooperate as a unified team to create a family atmosphere. We believe in developing relationships, not just transactions, with our customers. We take pride in our product and are committed to continuously improve our service. We believe openness, honesty, and transparency are essential. We are self-driven and embrace changes that take us to the next level.

OVERVIEW & PURPOSE

The Harvest Floor Team Member’s primary role is to receive live animals in accordance with USDA animal welfare standards, ensure the humane harvest of all animals, and provide excellent customer service to farmers/haulers. Cypress Valley Meat Company is looking for an independent thinker who has a proven track record of improving processes, ensuring food safety and quality, and ensuring an incredible finished product. A successful candidate has the ability to see the big picture while executing on a Cypress Valley operational level to improve overall performance. Additionally, he or she is never satisfied with the status quo.

The Harvest Floor Team Member reports to the Harvest Floor Team Lead. S/he must develop and maintain good working relationships with staff, suppliers, and customers. The Harvest Floor Team Member will work in a team approach with the staff, management team, vendor partners, and customers to establish, maintain, measure, and revise Cypress Valley’s operational systems. S/he must be a team player who is reliable and understands their dependability is important for the team’s success.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure humane handling and harvest of all animals run through the facility

• Enforce all safety practices

• Prepare daily efficiency reports and ensure efficiencies are met and/or exceeded

• Assure that all quality standards are followed

• Ensure lot traceability

• Ensure great customer service at all times

• Attend all staff and department meetings

• Perform other duties as assigned

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Dependable and reliable - must show up to work as scheduled and on time

• Attention to detail

• Ethical mindset

• Remain calm under pressure

• Communication and teamwork skills

• Concentration to perform detail-oriented tasks

• Commitment to safety rules

• Team building skills and high emotional intelligence

• The ability to delegate, negotiate, and manage conflict

• A self-starter and proactive tendencies

• A commitment to partnering with leadership to drive a service excellence culture where every employee is a problem-solver, working together to identify and correct problems that impact the customer experience

• Ability to make quick and sound decisions

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or GED certificate preferred

• One year of experience working on a harvest floor preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job (standing for long periods of time, lifting heavy loads of up to 60 pounds, etc.)

• Good hand-eye coordination

If you fit this description and you are interested in challenging yet important and satisfying work, we invite you to apply for this position.

Location: Pottsville, AR

Job Type: Full-time

Compensation: Starting at $12.00 per hour, depending upon experience. Opportunity for a pay increase based on performance at 90 day evaluation. We believe in rewarding a job well done. Experience is preferred but not necessary. On the job training is provided.

This description is intended to outline the primary responsibilities, general nature, and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and competencies.

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