Who are we:

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement.
Leidy's is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wenger Group since 2022. Leidy's is a 125-year-old pork company still located on the family farm in Pennsylvania, where Jacob Leidy was deeded the original land grant by William Penn in 1753.
We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 1000 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture!
Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com 

What your day looks like:

Under the direction of the Director of Processed Meats, manage the planning, coordination and control of all phases of the Harleysville processing facility. Assures the fulfillment all customer orders in a timely, efficient manner. Assist the Production Manager in all aspects of the operation. Must assure department food safety and plant safety is maintained. Must manage the Raw, Packaging, Slicing, Smoking/Cooking and Warehouse Departments and supervisors in Harleysville, PA. Assure product quality and production requirements. Must see that all Leidy guidelines, Leidy SSOP, HAACP, Safety and government regulations are maintained. The Processing manga is expected to spend 90% of the workday on the production floor.

Specific Responsibilities:

· Schedule employees in all areas of responsibility (Sausage, Brine, Smoking/Cooking, Packing, Shipping).
• Ensure machinery is running safely and efficiently and completing work orders in a timely/proactive manner.
· Ensure the quality of all products including maintaining proper temperature of room and product.
· Ensure all products sent to processing is scheduled and signed off. Ensure a clear line of communication with Processing departments and Scheduling departments to fill their production and customer needs and all orders.
· Train all employees regarding SSOP's, rates, quality and efficiencies.
· Train, motivate, enforce and recommend safe attitudes and suggestions. Ensure that employees have the proper tools and PPE to do their jobs.
· Ensure yields and production standards are met daily.
Other Responsibilities: Meet with employees on an ongoing basis to motivate employees to do their best while performing their job. Maintain a positive work relationship with all employees and in particular members of your staff in a management role. Complete necessary paperwork as required by your Manager. Perform all other duties as assigned in accordance with Leidy's, LLC employee handbook and safety rules and regulations and all applicable laws and standards.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Director.

Who Are You:

Associates Degree or 5 years in meat industry or similar experience. Food or Meat industry experience is a plus. Ability to work in a cold/wet environment and with a very diverse workforce. Excellent written/verbal communication/presentation skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to function at a high level within a team environment. Ability to work independently and with individuals from multiple disciplines and with varying levels of experience. Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment where change and growth are part of the culture. Strong MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills a plus. Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail. Bilingual, English and Spanish, a plus.
In addition to our more traditional benefits, we also offer great perks and numerous resources for professional development and team building:
• Promotional opportunities
• Rewards and recognition programs
• Robust onboarding and training program
• Employee Discount Programs (Perks at Work) Employee referral program Encouraging and collaborative culture
What our benefits are:
• Paid Time Off
• Carebridge Employee Assistance Program
For all full-time members:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care
• Flexible Spending
• Account Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance

Each team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals.
The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.