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Swift Pork Company (Ottumwa)

Clean OSHA 5-YR

Swift Pork Company

600 South Iowa Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Not affiliated with Swift Pork Company.

Ammonia RefrigerationProcessing Plant

NH3 Jobs · Safety Award

Clean OSHA Record — 5 Years

OSHA inspected this facility 2 times in the last five years and recorded no serious violations and no penalties. Last inspected June 19, 2026.

Badge awarded by NH3 Jobs from public U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records. Not an OSHA endorsement.

Data Completeness
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THE QUICK READ

Swift Pork Company operates a pork processing plant in Ottumwa, Iowa, where JBS is the city's largest employer with approximately 2,550 workers. The facility handles hog slaughter and processing, continuing a meatpacking tradition in Ottumwa that stretches back to John Morrell and Co.'s operations starting in 1877. The plant produces fresh and not-ready-to-eat pork products from this southeastern Iowa city, which first developed as an industrial center built around farm equipment and meatpacking.

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 Iowa
$26.12–$37.26/hr
What techs ask in Iowa
$31.50–$37.87/hr

BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 6 techs in our network, Iowa

Industrial Maintenance Tech

Government data for Iowa
$24.71–$33.78/hr
What techs ask, adjusted for Iowa
$29.22–$40.05/hr

BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Iowa 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
beef/livestock, not-ready-to-eat, pork, processing, slaughter
Size
Large

On file · Sep 2026

Verified Sources:OSHAUS CensusBLS OEWS

SAFETY RECORD

OSHA & EPA RMP · Aug 2026

NH3 Jobs · Safety Award

Clean OSHA Record — 5 Years

OSHA inspected this facility 2 times in the last five years and recorded no serious violations and no penalties. Last inspected June 19, 2026.

Badge awarded by NH3 Jobs from public U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records. Not an OSHA endorsement.

From public OSHA and EPA records, as of August 31, 2026. Reported as filed — the badge is our own summary of those filings, not an OSHA award.


LIVING IN OTTUMWA, IA

~$101K
MEDIAN HOME PRICE
52501 · ACS 2022
~$919/mo
MEDIAN RENT
ACS 2022
~31K
POPULATION
US Census 2022
76 mi
TO DES MOINES
Nearest major city
Median household income$55,801/yr

NEARBY PLANTS HIRING

Data updated: Sep 2026
FACILITYLOCATIONDISTANCEOPEN JOBS
The Kraft Heinz CompanyKirksville, MO55 mi1 JOB →
Conagra BrandsFort Madison, IA58 mi4 JOBS →
Tyson FoodsColumbus Junction, IA58 mi3 JOBS →
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.Milan, MO66 mi10 JOBS →
The Kraft Heinz CompanyMuscatine, IA76 mi3 JOBS →
Nestle ProfessionalTrenton, MO90 mi1 JOB →
Archer Daniels Midland CompanyQuincy, IL92 mi2 JOBS →
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.Monmouth, IL92 mi6 JOBS →

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 (Beardstown)

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