Plant Design/Management

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Chris Krych and Harold Cavitt of FoodMaven

Profiling FoodMaven East 75th Street plant

November 15, 2019

Chris Krych, director of Logistics & Operations, and Harold Cavitt, production plant manager, spent some time talking with Andy Hanacek about the East 75th plant, which FoodMaven acquired in early 2019.

Two People Pushing Puzzle Pieces Together

State of the Industry 2019 | Workforce

State of the Meat & Poultry Industry Workforce 2019

Assembling the workforce puzzle

Megan Pellegrini

October 25, 2019

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According to the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), 527,019 people work in the meat and poultry industry in production and packing, importing, sales, packaging and direct distribution of meat and poultry products.

Processing Tech

Workplace training and auditing in meat and poultry plants

Course correction: As plant employees are increasingly given more responsibilities, processors must ensure their training is up to speed.

Megan Pellegrini

October 24, 2019

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This spring, the Trump administration announced plans to shift food safety inspections in hog plants to plant employees, cutting as much as 40 percent of federal inspectors on slaughter lines in some plants.

Processing Tech

Safeguard meat and poultry processing equipment with timely, accurate lubrication

Relief with grease: Meat and poultry processors can extend the life of machinery by ensuring workers lubricate equipment in a timely and accurate manner.

Richard Mitchell

September 19, 2019

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Lubrication is a lifeblood of meat and poultry processing. Without regularly and properly greasing machinery, operations can grind to a halt, or at least necessitate the replacement or repair of equipment and cause production slowdowns.

Spare Parts Know-How

Does intent align with outcome?

Phillip Slater

August 12, 2019

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Over the 30-plus years of my career, I have learned to ask one question whenever someone suggests a new idea or action to implement: For what purpose?

Cordray's Corner

The importance of organizational work-life balance

Dr. Joe Cordray

August 9, 2019

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It is very important that owners and managers of small meat processing plants not only have personal work-life balance but that they also cultivate organizational work-life balance for their employees.

Farm to Plate

Conducting a hazard analysis for animal wellness

Elaine Vanier

August 8, 2019

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This article describes the process of utilizing a hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) plan to identify, balance and mitigate key threats to animal wellness.

How Old Wisconsin Sausage attracts and retains employees

July 29, 2019

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Andy Hanacek talks to Angela Casper at Old Wisconsin Sausage (a division of Carl Buddig & Company) about how the plant attracts, retains and treats its employees in the Sheboygan, Wis., region.

Processing Tech

Room for improvement in meat & poultry worker safety

A greater focus on worker safety by meat and poultry processors has led to declines in injuries and accidents, but more can be done.

Richard Mitchell

June 11, 2019

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Meat and poultry plants are becoming increasingly safer environments for workers in all positions.

Cordray's Corner

Achieving Personal Work-Life Balance

Dr. Joe Cordray

June 5, 2019

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Owners and managers of small meat plants need to be concerned with two types of work-life balance; personal work-life balance and organizational work-life balance. This article addresses personal work-life balance as it relates to the small meat plant owner or manager.

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