Swift Pork Company (Beardstown)
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THE QUICK READ
Swift Pork Company runs a large pork slaughterhouse in Beardstown, Illinois, a small city along the Illinois River in Cass County. The facility is a major employer in the community, processing hogs into not-ready-to-eat pork products. The plant was previously operated by Kraft and later Cargill before JBS acquired it and brought it under the Swift Pork name. Its presence has significantly shaped Beardstown's local economy and drawn workers to this rural west-central Illinois community.
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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 Illinois
- $29.15–$42.45/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $35.06–$46.22/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 12 techs in our network, Illinois
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Illinois
- $25.34–$36.59/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $30.64–$39.95/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 35 techs in our network, Illinois
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, not-ready-to-eat, pork, processing, slaughter
- Size
- Large
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN BEARDSTOWN, IL
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Quincy, IL | 54 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| General Mills | Hannibal, MO | 58 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Decatur, IL | 81 mi | 30 JOBS → |
| Anheuser Busch | St. Louis, MO | 97 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| AdvancePierre Foods | Caseyville, IL | 97 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Champaign, IL | 113 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Kirksville, MO | 116 mi | 1 JOB → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Columbia, MO | 120 mi | 1 JOB → |
ABOUT SWIFT PORK COMPANY
Swift Prepared Foods operates a food processing facility in Moberly, MO that specializes in ready-to-eat product processing. The facility employs approximately 100 people and does not use ammonia refrigeration systems. The company maintains a single U.S. location.
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Part of Swift Prepared Foods-Moberly Facility.
Other Swift Pork Company plants in our directory: Swift Pork Company (Worthington), Swift Pork Company (Marshalltown), Swift Pork Company (Pipestone), Swift Pork Company (Ottumwa)
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