Career Opportunity Listing  

Cimpl's Meats, LLC., an American Foods Group Company, has an opportunity for a Shag Driver at our Yankton, SD plant.   As our Shag Driver, you will: - Operate trucks to move semi-trailer in and out of gut room for loading. - Operate dump trucks to remove manure products from the plant and haul to designated areas. - Operate pay loader and skid loader to facilitate loading of trucks. - Check and record fluid levels of trucks, pay loaders, and tractors. - Operate tractor and disc to incorporate manure products hauled to fields. - Log all manure loads hauled. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive.  An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Location: Will vary depending on internship position Internship Dates: Full Time for approximately 12 weeks (May – August)   The Plant Operations Internship is a hands-on internship that is heavily engaged in day-to-day production activities manufacturing millions of pounds of beef on an annual basis. You will work with experienced employees to learn all aspects of either Harvest (Barn, Hide-On, Hide-Off, and Variety Meats) or Fabrication (Boning and Packaging) while developing managerial based skills. A few learning opportunities include: - Working alongside supervisors and employees in various departments to learn and understand daily production operations. - Identifying trends and making recommends improving plant processes and operations. - Partnering with management to develop and implement actions that protect company assets and profitability or set policies and procedures. - Developing management skills while leading and motivating others. - Interpreting, applying, and/or enforcing company policies, programs, rules, regulations, and safety rules in support of departmental and corporate goals for safety, quality, and production. - Active involvement in employee safety, food quality, and humane handling to ensure successful operations. - Completing projects assigned by your mentor. - NOTE: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Cimpl's Meats, LLC., an American Foods Group Company, has an opportunity for General Labor - Packaging at our Yankton, South Dakota plant.   As General Labor - Packaging, you will: - Come to your work station with all the proper garments and utensils for production. - Process product for packaging into machines. - Put product in machine pocket as instructed. - Ensure product flow is consistent to keep production operating at an efficient rate. - Label, box, or band product as needed and record times on production sheets. - Clean all machines, utensils, and floors by hand at end of shift. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Cimpl's Meats, LLC, an American Foods Group Company, has opportunities for General Production at our Yankton, South Dakota plant.    As General Production - Harvest, you will: - Perform a variety of specialized tasks in a warm, hot, humid or wet environment. - Properly use tools such as knives, hooks, or other specialized equipment. - Perform physical tasks which require upper body strength and constant repetitive movements. - Stand on hard surfaces the entire shift; use of stairs and personal protection equipment (PPE) is required in all areas of the facility. - Compliance with all food safety policies and regulations. - Adhere to all safety and housekeeping processes and procedures to ensure safety for our employees, customers and visitors. - Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions. - Work and collaborate with a diverse work population. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal. As General Production - Fabrication, you will: - Perform a variety of specialized tasks in a cold, wet, or damp environment. - Properly use hook, knife, saw, band saw or other equipment to perform specialized tasks, remove bones, trim, skin, separate, sort or cut standard or premium cuts of meat to specifications in preparation for further processing or packaging. - Perform physical tasks which require upper body strength and constant repetitive movements. - Stand on hard surfaces the entire shift; use of stairs and personal protection equipment (PPE) is required in all areas of the facility. - Compliance with all food safety policies and regulations. - Adhere to all safety and housekeeping processes and procedures to ensure safety for our employees, customers and visitors. - Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions. - Work and collaborate with a diverse work population. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Cimpl's Meats, LLC, an American Foods Group Company, has an opportunity for a Mechanical Engineering Tech I at our Yankton, SD plant.   We offer a competitive total compensation package and starting pay of $25.25 per hour.    As our Mechanical Engineering Tech I you will: - Identify and locate parts/part numbers from machinery or equipment manuals or parts catalogs (e.g., Cryovac, overhead chains, rail switches, conveyors, saws, etc.). - Perform basic welding (e.g., primarily tig; and stick). Ability to identify good and bad welds. - Perform routine preventive maintenance (e.g., grease bearings, lubricate, check fluid levels, replace filters, etc.) to ensure that machines run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate. - Assemble, install, or repair plumbing (e.g., threading pipe), equipment or machinery to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. - Assemble, disassemble, repair, or replace defective equipment or parts (e.g., change belts, gearboxes, etc.). - Perform basic hydraulics (e.g., change motors, make hoses, etc.). - Complete necessary paperwork in EAM system (PM sheets, work orders, etc.). - Basic knowledge of electrical components and operation. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Cimpls Meats, LLC., an American Foods Group Company, has opportunities for a Yards Worker at our Yankton, SD plant.   As a Yards Worker, you will: - Use approved driving device and live animal scale to facilitate unloading of animals. - Weigh and record all incoming and outgoing cattle and weights. - Use approved driving device to move cattle from pen to pen, or pen to knock tub/chute. - Use approved driving device to move cattle from chute into the knock box. - Use skid loader, tractor, and paper shredder to clean and re-bed pens. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal. 

Cimpl's Meats, LLC, an American Foods Group Company, has an opportunity for a Parts Room Clerk at our Yankton, SD plant.   As a Parts Room Clerk you will: - Maintain a clean and orderly parts room and warehouse. - Maintain inventory records of all parts room items including safety supplies. - Perform physical inventory on a regular basis. - Issue parts and tools from the storeroom and warehouse. - Put parts and tools in their proper place. - Assist mechanics as needed. - Perform data entry. - Follow and comply with all safety regulations and practices. - Maintain departmental housekeeping standards. - Complete all required paperwork. - NOTE: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Cimpls Meats, LLC., an American Foods Group Company, has an opportunity for an Orientation Trainer at our Yankton, SD plant.   As our Orientation Trainer, you will: - Assist with employee development as it pertains to acquiring job skills, proper protective equipment use and care, proper company policies and procedures. - Communicate policies and procedures to new hires verbally and in writing. - Teach and demonstrate the company’s commitment to safety and quality of training. - Facilitate new hire orientation: present or coordinate for all classroom and hands-on sessions pertaining to safety, food safety, and culture. - Maintain corresponding paperwork. - Attend and participate in safety and communication meetings and other events. - Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly departmental clerical tasks. - Maintain a high level of confidentiality. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Cimpl's Meats,LLC,  an American Foods Group Company has an opportunity for a Plant Chief Engineer to join our Cimpl's team in Yankton, South Dakota.   As our Plant Chief Engineer, you will: - Oversee daily operations of maintenance employees to ensure completion of preventative maintenance and failure maintenance activities. - Work with plant operations personnel to support daily production goals. - Work with VP of operations and harvest and fabrication managers to lead overall maintenance department. - Utilize plant systems to plan maintenance activities during production and non-production times. - Coordinate and manage weekend projects with outside contractors. - Oversee maintenance employees in trouble shooting of issues on plant equipment.  - Work with quality assurance in facility to ensure all equipment meets QA and USDA guidelines for food safety. - Monitor and control downtime; provide solutions to reduce downtime. - Ensure all company and safety policies and procedures are enforced and followed. - Complete reports and other paperwork (e.g. discipline, progress evaluations, terminations). - Ensure all machinery is performing to the highest standard possible. - Maintain a helpful and professional attitude and appearance. - Promote and drive succession development with areas of responsibility. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal. 

Cimpl’s Meats, LLC, an American Foods Group Company, has an opportunity for a Refrigeration Technician at our Yankton, SD plant   As a Refrigeration Technician you will: - Perform daily recording of refrigeration equipment, utilities, room temperatures, chilled water softness, and waste water pH. - Use required tools and/or equipment to perform skilled level work on ammonia industrial refrigeration system, which includes preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs of all system components. - Perform visual checks of freezer and cooler evaporators and recording issues to be addressed (fans, ice build-up, condensates drains). - Adjust the compressor pressure and temperature as needed. - Monitor ammonia levels of all accumulators and high-pressure vessels. - Correct use of Lockout/Tagout procedures. - Keep the maintenance shop and all work areas clean and organized. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Cimpls Meats, LLC., an American Foods Group Company, has opportunities for a Quality Assurance Technician at our Yankton, SD plant.   As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will: - Calibrate equipment. - Collect samples for testing. - Accurately prepare and process daily paperwork in an organized manner. - Perform visual line and finished product inspections to ensure conformance to specifications. - Perform a variety of specialized tasks in altering environments. - Place tags to hold or reject product, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications. - Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems or stop production if serious product defects are present. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Cimpl’s Meats, LLC, an American Foods Group Company has an opportunity for a BilingualHuman Resources Liaison at our Yankton, SD plant.   As a Bilingual Human Resources Liaison, you will: - Act as first point of contact assisting and guiding the new hires throughout the hiring and onboarding process. - Build relationships with new hires to aid in their success at Cimpl’s, LLC. - Answer new hires questions and identify areas of opportunity to aid new hires be successful in establishing ties within the community. - Assist new hires in getting established in the community with information and support with housing, school, driver’s license information, etc. - Answer their questions and assist with the benefit enrollment and access. - Support the hiring and training process for the new hires. - Provide referral services to the new hires to the services or local agencies. - Maintain close communication with local businesses and landlords to identify rental opportunities and/or services that can benefit new hires. - Maintain a positive attitude and be proactive. - Provide information and assistance related to the relocation assistance program to new hires. - NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.