Koch Foods of Mississippi-Morton Prepared (Morton)
Koch Foods of Mississippi-Morton Prepared
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THE QUICK READ
Koch Foods of Mississippi-Morton Prepared is a chicken processing plant in Morton, MS, where workers process and package raw poultry — not-ready-to-eat chicken products that ship to retail and foodservice buyers. The USDA classifies this as a Large establishment, one of several Koch Foods operations clustered in Morton that include a separate slaughter facility nearby. In late 2024, Koch Foods announced a $145.5 million investment to expand and modernize its Morton processing and distribution operations.
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 Mississippi
- $22.47–$33.57/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Mississippi
- $27.35–$37.79/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 775 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Mississippi pay levels
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Mississippi
- $20.82–$32.19/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Mississippi
- $26–$35.64/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Mississippi pay levels
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, processing
- Size
- Large
- Ammonia on site
- 46,330 lbs (per EPA RMP filings)
On file · Sep 2026
SAFETY RECORD
EPA RMP · Sep 2026From public EPA records, as of September 7, 2026. Reported as filed — we add no opinions or grades.
LIVING IN MORTON, MS
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods | Forest, MS | 10 mi | 10 JOBS → |
| Peco Foods INC. | Sebastopol, MS | 24 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Lineage Logistics | Richland, MS | 29 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Peco Foods INC. | Bay Springs, MS | 30 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | Carthage, MS | 36 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | Vicksburg, MS | 58 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Peco Foods INC. | West Point, MS | 106 mi | 5 JOBS → |
| Foster Poultry Farms | Demopolis, AL | 107 mi | 4 JOBS → |
ABOUT KOCH FOODS OF MISSISSIPPI-MORTON PREPARED
Koch Foods was founded in 1973 by Fred Koch as a small deboning operation, then grew under Joseph Grendys, who joined in 1984, took full ownership by 1992, and remains the private owner today. Acquisitions such as Aspen Foods in 1995 helped the company pass $1 billion in revenue by 2004 and roughly $3 billion by the mid-2010s, with about 14,000 employees at that time. Headquartered in Park Ridge, Illinois, the company now runs poultry processing operations across Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee. It sells chicken products under several brand names, including Koch Foods, Antioch Farms, Preferred Foods, and Rogers Royal.
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