production associate

laborer

production

loss prevention officer

maintenance technician

National-Beef

My experience at national beef hasn't impressed me one bit. They like to say they are all about safety and caring about their employees but in my opinion and what I've experienced it's the opposite. Their main supervisor in charge of all the other supervisors seems like a nice guy. But he has a really bad mouth and doesn't listen well to reason. When I had a discussion with him about certain things I was troubled about he cut me off and kept talking and not listening to what I wanted to say. The work place in general now,  it is full of really perverted employees. I've seen a lot of favoritism among the supervisors, the red hats and the Q&A . Lots of favoritism. The security is a joke in my opinion. No one searches employees bags, they let them inside with anything they want and a lot of times they don't even look at the workers walk in through the gate. The only decent thing about this place is the money. And the holidays you have off, for B shift family time is extremely hard to do both. We work at 3 until 12 or 1 and for those people with kids is harder. Kids leave for school and the parents don't work until 3 and it's when kids get home from school. So they never get family time. Also their is a lot of smoking within the actual kill floor in the basement during the summer. Over all I'm not impressed with this place at all.

Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.
Mark items with details such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models.
Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
Compare colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples to verify conformance to standards.

A typical day at National Beef Packing Company consist of me and all other employees working safe and follow all (LOTO) Lockout Tagout procedures.

I have learned many of skills at National Beef Packing Company. The main thing was the importance of making sure everyone returned home the way they came to work. which meant everyone needed to work safe at all times,I was taught to work smart and hard also to respect other employees and there work space at all times.

The management and management support at National Beef Packing Company is very respectful, helpful and dependable. Always willing to give a hand or listen to your opinions.

National Beef Packing Company has a transparent workplace culture 

There is no hard part to my job at National Beef Packing Company.

I enjoy every part of my job each and everyday its just the feeling of being in a good work environment and being around positive people at National Beef Packing Company.

To start with, I’d work an average of 10 hours a day for six days a week. When you work there, say goodbye to life outside of work.  Most jobs on the floor are extremely difficult, so expect it to take a toll on you both physically and mentally.  When you’re off your shift, chances are you’ll crawl home in pain and pass out from exhaustion only to wake up and do it all over again.  Management is hands down the worst I’ve ever had the displeasure to experience.  They’re incompetent two faced and nit picky over everything, don’t be fooled by anyone that’s nice to you there, since chances are they’re only being polite for you to become their “yes man”. Before you know it, you’re doing tougher jobs outside of your own position all in the name to be nice with no compensation for it.  God forbid you get injured, because they will find any excuse to shift the blame on you so they aren’t liable, the jobs are tough and almost every single worker is scummy since they are also miserable working there.  This is a last resort job if you desperately need the money.

The company as a whole is amazing. Corporate offices are nice, lots of coffee and meals/snacks provided especially during the holidays, relaxed dress code. 

I worked for Kansas City Steak Company, an on-site subsidiary and we were treated like a redheaded stepchild. Fighting to be included in activities, forgotten about for time-sensitive events, receiving equipment that was on its last leg or obsolete. But we still got the job done. 

My major personal gripe is being hired for a full-time seasonal position and having a 40hr check 2-3 times in 4 months, and having to work a Saturday or Sunday for that to happen!!  (Except for the people from the Corporate office picking up hours in the evening, they got overtime.) "Once business picks up." "The closer we get to the holidays..." Just make the positions part-time so that people *know* in September that they need a 2nd job. 

First thing when arriving to work, I clock in then proceed to put on PPE. The first thing we have to do is turn the ringer on, spray the hides. The second thing we do is decide who is going to pull the hides, and who is going to feed the hides. When feeding the hides first, I take the hides off of the hooks that are above an assembly line, then I push them through the ringer. When pulling the hides first, I hook the heads of the hides to hooks on the conveyer belt. The management at National Beef that I've came in contact with are very helpful in teaching you your daily responsibilities, and being there when the staff is running low to fill in. The hardest part of my job would be stacking the heavier hides that we come in contact with. My favorite element of this particular job would be my co-workers. We have great communication as well as good teamwork skills.

If you have a family to support before working here, think about how much you are willing to sacrifice. Unless you are in the "clique" with management- you will be ignored because you are replaceable as a body. If you have a family emergency come up that lasts more than one day, nobody reaches out to help. Nobody returns your phone calls. You are simply given the "you are needed and you have to figure out something" speech-then told how many days you are covered for time off, after that you have to take points. If this company truly cared about their employees that work hard and their families they would bend over backwards to keep you as an employee and work with your situation. Instead they ignore you, and continue hiring new people with their turning doors.
The friendships you can make will last longer than the professional relationships and respect inside. 


Continuous work thru out the day. Tying loads onto the trucks to fill, printing loads and dividing between divisions accordingly, assigning carriers for all loads, scheduling all appts from the brawley plant. 
I've learned a new type of career in the transportation field in regards to how to load, route, run and hire trucks for loads. Company has the best management staff that I have found in my years of working, the company and management works with and for the employees.  Co-workers are wonderful as well as you become friends not just workers.  
Most enjoyable part is the team work that is given by the employees of the plant inside and outside of work for community events.  Everyone seems to come together to create a National beef family.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The freedom that you could get to... Also the times when we had to make it work and keep it going when it should have stopped production...

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The environment was pretty rough but it also was the hours and how the worst part was at the end of your shift scrambling to get it all done

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Clicky not a fan but it is what it is... Some people where nice but most were not including supervisors

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Go to work at 6:00. Really get into it by  spend a lot of time back and forth getting parts and pieces. Things you needed getting set up to do a job so it could be happen like that and then putting everything back together and getting everything running for the next morning

A typical day at work: I always showed up 30 minutes before my shift to get my equipment on and get in position to start work. The management was very strict. We were to work consistently without mistakes. Close to perfection every single day. It was extremely difficult to take breaks at all and sometimes without rest. I enjoyed working with my co-workers. Many people there worked together to get things done and perfection. The hardest part of the job was perfection, sometimes even if me or my co-workers did the best we could the supervisor would not be happy if we had made one mistake. What I did love about my job was teamwork. I still think back about the times I met the people there and got to work with others without question or judgment.

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