The Hillshire Brands Company (St Joseph)
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THE QUICK READ
The Hillshire Brands plant in St. Joseph, Missouri produces ready-to-eat processed meat products with a workforce of approximately 500 employees. Located along the Missouri River in northwest Missouri, St. Joseph has served as a meatpacking center since the stockyard era, and this plant continues that industrial tradition. The facility's position near Interstate 29 supports distribution across the Midwest.
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PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Missouri
- $24.77–$36.11/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Missouri
- $29.92–$41.33/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 775 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Missouri pay levels
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Missouri
- $23.28–$33.83/hr
- What techs ask in Missouri
- $27.92–$31.35/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $24.39–$33.45/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 5 techs in our network, Missouri · 15 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
- processing, ready-to-eat
- Size
- Large
- Ammonia on site
- 111,224 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 ST JOSEPH, MO
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Kansas City, MO | 62 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Flowers Foods | New Century, KS | 64 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Nestle Professional | Trenton, MO | 65 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Milan, MO | 93 mi | 10 JOBS → |
| Conagra Brands | Marshall, MO | 94 mi | 5 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | Sedalia, MO | 104 mi | 11 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Kirksville, MO | 119 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Junction City, KS | 124 mi | 4 JOBS → |
ABOUT THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANY
The Hillshire Brands Company was created in 2012 when Sara Lee Corporation completed the spin-off of its international coffee and tea business and renamed its remaining operations. The company built a portfolio of meat and food brands, including Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Hillshire Farm, State Fair, Aidells, and Gallo Salame. By fiscal year 2013, it employed more than 9,000 people and generated close to $4 billion in annual sales. In 2014, Tyson Foods acquired the company for $8.55 billion, and Hillshire Brands became a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyson Foods.
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