Quality Pork Processors, Inc. (Austin)
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THE QUICK READ
Quality Pork Processors runs a hog slaughter and pork fabrication plant in Austin, Minnesota, taking live hogs through harvest and cutting lines that turn them into fresh and boxed pork. Production and maintenance crews keep the kill floor, cut lines, and packaging stations running to USDA standards. Nearly all of the fresh pork this plant produces goes to Hormel Foods, making it a key raw-material supplier for Hormel Foods operations in Austin.
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 Minnesota
- $30.02–$39.06/hr
- What techs ask in Minnesota
- $35.59–$41.75/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 9 techs in our network, Minnesota
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Minnesota
- $26.91–$34.72/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Minnesota
- $31–$42.50/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $28.02–$34.48/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Minnesota pay levels · 8 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
- beef/livestock, pork, processing, slaughter
- Size
- Large
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN AUSTIN, MN
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| hormel foods | Nevada, IA | 118 mi | 1 JOB → |
| General Mills | Cedar Rapids, IA | 136 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Cedar Rapids, IA | 137 mi | 5 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Cedar Rapids, IA | 138 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Carroll, IA | 147 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Lineage Logistics | Iowa City, IA | 160 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Denison, IA | 166 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Muscatine, IA | 183 mi | 3 JOBS → |
ABOUT QUALITY PORK PROCESSORS, INC.
Quality Pork Processors, Inc. is a food processing company headquartered in Austin, MN, specializing in beef and pork slaughter and processing. The company operates a large facility in Austin with approximately 500 employees and uses ammonia refrigeration in its operations.
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