Swift Pork Company (Ottumwa)
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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.
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
SAFETY RECORD
OSHA & EPA RMP · Aug 2026NH3 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
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Kirksville, MO | 55 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Conagra Brands | Fort Madison, IA | 58 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | Columbus Junction, IA | 58 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Milan, MO | 66 mi | 10 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Muscatine, IA | 76 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Nestle Professional | Trenton, MO | 90 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Quincy, IL | 92 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Monmouth, IL | 92 mi | 6 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.
All Swift Pork Company plants →
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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