JOB INFORMATION
Position Title: Technical Specialist Thermoformer, Slicers, & Process Food Machines – (Weber, Multivac, Handtmann, Ishida, etc.)
Type of Job Description: New Job Description
Position Type: Fulltime
Job Catalog Position Title: Plant Floor Systems Technician
FLSA Status: Salaried Non-Exempt
Department: Maintenance
Location: Columbia, MO
Business Unit: JBS Prepared Foods
Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor
Years of Experience: 1 to 2 years
Number of employees Supervised: None
Since 1945, Principe has combined its Italian heritage with true craftsmanship to deliver the best Italian meats and charcuterie in the world. To meet growing consumer demand for great-tasting, high-quality Italian meats and charcuterie, Principe Foods is opening a new facility, combining old world traditions with innovative recipes, and expanding the authentic artisan offerings of Principe in the United States.
JBS Prepared Foods, a division of JBS USA, the leading global supplier of diversified, high-qualify food products, acquired Principe Foods in February 2022. Swift was founded nearly 150 years ago by Gustavus Swift, a pioneer whose passion and innovative spirit transformed the meat industry.
Now it is your turn to join a company with the mission to use these 100-plus years of knowledge to be the BEST in all we do; completely focused on our business, ensuring the BEST products and services to our customers; a relationship of trust with our suppliers and profitability for our shareholders. All this, we do to provide an opportunity for a better future for all of our TEAM MEMBERS.
We are looking for a Technical Specialist for the JBS Prepared Foods Columbia site that:
Job Description
The Technical Specialist will support and improve production by working hands-on with PLCs, control systems, and electrical equipment. This role focuses on troubleshooting, programming, and optimizing equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
DECISION – MAKING AUTHORITY
BUDGETARY OR PROPERTY RESPONSIBILITY
None
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50
Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
Office and plant setting. The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts.
Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.
More about us:
Opportunity for career growth – we prefer to promote internal employees into management roles as they are ready for new responsibilities
Comprehensive benefits package for full time employees including Medical, 401(k) and free tuition to select schools
Charitable involvement across Mid-West communities (Hometown Strong)
Company Culture (Purpose & Culture)
EOE, including disability/Vets
Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.