K Pak Operator 5 - Amarillo Plant

Management Level:

Class 46

Work Shift:

B Shift (United States of America)

SUMMARY

The K-Pak Operator is responsible for operating, monitoring, and making necessary adjustments to K-Pak equipment used in the production of ground-beef chubs. This position supports safe, efficient production while maintaining food safety, product quality, yield, and operational expectations.

Responsibilities include monitoring machine performance, identifying and responding to routine operating issues, completing required production documentation, and accurately tracking production measures such as efficiency, yield, film usage, and DMC product. The K-Pak Operator also supports Team Member training, communicates production and equipment concerns to supervision, and helps monitor the work area when the supervisor is unavailable.

The existing Tyson K-Pak descriptions expressly include machine operation/adjustment, food safety, Team Member safety, training, paperwork, efficiency, yield, film-cost usage, DMC product, and monitoring the area in the supervisor's absence.

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operate and monitor K-Pak equipment used to produce ground-beef chubs.
• Make appropriate machine adjustments to maintain production.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify routine operating issues.
• Follow established food-safety, quality, workplace-safety, and operating procedures.
• Complete required production paperwork accurately.
• Track and report production efficiency, yield, film usage, DMC product, and other required production information.
• Communicate equipment, production, safety, and quality concerns to supervision.
• Assist with training and supporting Team Members assigned to the work area.
• Help monitor the work area and Team Members when the supervisor is unavailable.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience: Minimum of +6 months of hands-on ground-beef production experience required.

Equipment Experience: Minimum of +6 months of experience operating, monitoring, or adjusting production or packaging machinery within a ground-beef processing environment required.

Mechanical/Technical Skills: Must demonstrate experience identifying routine equipment operating issues, making authorized machine adjustments, and communicating mechanical concerns to the appropriate personnel.

Computer Skills: Basic computer skills required.

Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills required. Must be able to communicate production, equipment, food-safety, quality, and Team Member safety concerns.

Documentation: Ability to accurately complete production paperwork and maintain required production records.

Physical Requirements:
Must be able and willing to continuously move 5–20 lb. ground-beef chubs and lift, push, pull, or carry up to 85 lbs. These are already documented physical requirements for the K-Pak role.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience operating K-Pak equipment or similar ground-beef packaging machinery.
• 1+ year of ground-beef production experience.
• Experience with equipment setup, adjustments, changeovers, or routine troubleshooting.
• Strong mechanical aptitude demonstrated through previous machine-operation, equipment-adjustment, or mechanical/troubleshooting responsibilities.
• Previous forklift experience.
• Previous experience tracking or documenting production efficiencies, yields, film usage, downtime, or other production measures.
• Experience training or assisting Team Members with production equipment.
• Bilingual skills preferred.

About requisition

Please submit a resume, resume is required for review.   

 

Internal disqualifiers

• 6 attendance points
• Any suspension on record in the last 12 months

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Referral Payout Eligible:

No

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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