Lead Person Barn
Long Prairie, MNFull-time$26.5/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Long Prairie Packing Company LLC is hiring a Lead Person Barn at its Long Prairie, Minnesota plant. The role oversees daily barn department operations, handles cattle movement and care, and supports production flow and humane animal handling. The position is day shift, with extended hours and overtime as production requires. Prior harvest or production experience is preferred.
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Overview
Long Prairie Packing Company LLC, an American Foods Group Company, has an opportunity for a Lead Person Barn at our Long Prairie, MN plant.
Hours
8-11+ hours/day, 5-6 days/week
Hiring for day shift ONLY
As our Lead Person Barn, you will:
Oversee operations to provide day-to-day control of assigned department activities according to schedules, priorities, production flow, and processing specifications to ensure product ion efficiencies are met hourly. Evaluate department work performance and inform supervisor if action is needed.
Complete required paperwork.
Practice humane animal handling techniques.
Move cattle from pen to pen for ante-mortem inspection, check water troughs, and verify cattle counts per load.
Initial back of Ante-mortem card verifying cattle count.
Highlight front of card verifying all info is correct and signed by USDA.
Separate slow/challenged cattle.
Transport/move deads; use skid loader to clean pens.
Maintain organization in daily tasks and complete 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.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications (Required):
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Must be able to work in a variety of work temperatures warm, hot, humid, cold, wet or with slippery surfaces at varied heights in and around moving equipment and parts with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Must be able to perform the job duties with or without reasonable accommodations.
Ability to work extended scheduled hours Monday through Saturday with daily overtime. Must be able to work overtime as required. Start times and hours vary based on production needs.
Must be safety conscious.
Must have strong attention to detail.
Must be willing to work on-call, occasionally.
Must be able to successfully complete training:
Safety.
Safe Quality Food (SQF).
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP).
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Food defense.
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior harvest experience in a USDA inspected beef, pork, or poultry facility.
Prior production experience.
Work history in the last 12 months.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Excellent verbal and written communication.
What We Offer:
Base hourly wage of $26.50 per hour.
Comprehensive benefits packages include Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
401(k)
Disability Insurance
Paid holidays
Our company supports your career growth with ongoing learning and training programs.
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.
Summary
Long Prairie Packing Company, LLC an American Foods Group Company is a privately held beef processing company located in Long Prairie, Minnesota. We appreciate our employees and reward them for a job well done. As a member of the team, you will find yourself challenged and contributing in a significant way to the success of the business, and you will be rewarded for that success.
Check Out the Long Prairie, MN Area!
Improve your quality of life by residing in Long Prairie, Minnesota, a rural city located in the center of Minnesota - A short drive from many of the best recreational areas in Minnesota, and not too far from the Twin Cities and the ever-famous Mall of America! Long Prairie's museums, scenic golf courses, and historic buildings will fulfill your diverse interests.
The area also offers:
Long Prairie Trails - 4 well-kept trails that extend throughout the entire city
Lake Charlotte Beach which includes a swimming beach, fishing pier and boat launch, softball fields, and much more!
Year-round community events that the whole family will love.
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Minimum Education Required
Not Specified
Minimum Experience Required
Not Specified
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Compensation
$26.50 - $26.50 / Hourly
Postal Code
56347
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
107971
Job Benefits
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,592 open Production jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$26.5/hr
- Minnesota median$21–24/hr56 hourly ranges
- US median$21–22/hr705 hourly ranges
This rate, $26.50/hr, is 18% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the middle half of Production hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 65 open Production jobs in Minnesota and 1,592 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Production postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 4 years (530 postings).
- Education
- 103 of the 1,592 open Production jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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