Farmers Pride, Inc. (Fredericksburg)
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THE QUICK READ
Farmer's Pride, Inc., doing business as Bell & Evans, runs a 411,500-square-foot chicken harvesting facility in Fredericksburg, PA that processes all of the company's antibiotic-free and organic birds using 100% air-chill technology. The $360 million plant opened in December 2021 and earned Food Engineering's 2022 Food Plant of the Year award for its automation, including seven palletizing robots and vision-grading systems that inspect every chicken three times during processing. Bell & Evans traces its roots to 1894, when Howard H. Bell began shipping chicken from Pennsylvania Dutch country to New York City, and today the Sechler family operates roughly 1,850 workers across two Fredericksburg facilities that supply retailers like Whole Foods and Chipotle.
JOBS HERE
No openings on file for this plant right now. Nearby plants that are hiring are listed further down.
PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Pennsylvania
- $25.57–$34.88/hr
- What techs ask in Pennsylvania
- $29.95–$33.10/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 13 techs in our network, Pennsylvania
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Pennsylvania
- $23.66–$32.29/hr
- What techs ask in Pennsylvania
- $27.32–$33.11/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $27.83–$34.94/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 6 techs in our network, Pennsylvania · 15 postings
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~500
- Products
- chicken, not-ready-to-eat, poultry, processing, slaughter
- Size
- Large
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN FREDERICKSBURG, PA
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Distribution, LLC | North East, MD | 62 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Saputo Inc. | Frederick, MD | 88 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Conagra Brands | Hagerstown, MD | 89 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Hp Hood LLC | Winchester, VA | 131 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Pilgrim's Pride | Timberville, VA | 178 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Tyson Foods | Temperanceville, VA | 183 mi | 5 JOBS → |
| Lineage Logistics | Sandston, VA | 209 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Boar's Head Provisions | Petersburg, VA | 232 mi | 1 JOB → |
ABOUT FARMER'S PRIDE
Farmer's Pride is a very small food processing operation based in Bowdon, GA, specializing in beef and pork slaughter and processing. The company operates a single facility with approximately 25 employees and does not use ammonia refrigeration. As an independent operator, Farmer's Pride serves regional meat processing demands.
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