Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Palestine)
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THE QUICK READ
Sanderson Farms operates a chicken slaughter and processing plant in Palestine, Texas. Located in Anderson County in East Texas, the facility processes poultry from live bird receiving through slaughter and packaging. Palestine sits along U.S. Highway 79 in the Piney Woods region, with the surrounding agricultural landscape supporting the plant's poultry supply 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 Texas
- $21.94–$33.02/hr
- What techs ask in Texas
- $26.85–$40.81/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 44 techs in our network, Texas
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Texas
- $19.93–$30.50/hr
- What techs ask in Texas
- $24.57–$35.01/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 9 techs in our network, Texas
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~1,200
- Products
- chicken, poultry, processing, slaughter
- Size
- Large
- Ammonia on site
- 89,778 lbs (per EPA RMP filings)
On file · Sep 2026
SAFETY RECORD
EPA RMP · Sep 2026From public EPA records, as of September 5, 2026. Reported as filed — we add no opinions or grades.
LIVING IN PALESTINE, TX
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ABOUT SANDERSON FARMS FOODS, LLC
D R Sanderson Sr founded the company in 1947 as a feed and seed store in Laurel, Mississippi, and it grew into a fully integrated poultry producer that processes, markets, and distributes fresh and frozen chicken and prepared foods. The company went public in 1987 and became a major poultry processor with plants across the southeastern United States. In 2022 Cargill and Continental Grain acquired Sanderson Farms for 4.5 billion dollars and merged it with Wayne Farms to form Wayne-Sanderson Farms, a privately held company based in Oakwood, Georgia.
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