Tyson Fresh Meats, inc. - Finney Co.KS
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THE QUICK READ
Tyson Fresh Meats runs a beef harvest and processing plant in Holcomb that slaughters roughly 5,600 cattle a day, turning them into boxed beef along with hides and rendered byproducts. This single site handles about 5% of all the cattle processed nationwide. The plant holds roughly 203,000 pounds of ammonia, large enough to require a formal process safety management program, since federal rules kick in at 10,000 pounds.
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PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Kansas
- $26.34–$36.43/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Kansas
- $31.52–$43.55/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 775 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Kansas pay levels
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Kansas
- $23.66–$33.03/hr
- What techs ask, adjusted for Kansas
- $28.32–$38.82/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Kansas 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
- ~3,500
- Products
- beef, beef/livestock, processing, slaughter
- Size
- Large
- Ammonia on site
- 203,179 lbs (per EPA RMP filings)
On file · Sep 2026
SAFETY RECORD
EPA RMP · Sep 2026From public EPA records, as of September 4, 2026. Reported as filed — we add no opinions or grades.
LIVING IN HOLCOMB, KS
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. | Dodge City, KS | 61 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Tyson Foods | Amarillo, TX | 193 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Wichita, KS | 200 mi | 5 JOBS → |
| hormel foods | Wichita, KS | 202 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Leprino Foods | Fort Morgan, CO | 214 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Junction City, KS | 235 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Shamrock Foods | Commerce City, CO | 243 mi | 11 JOBS → |
| Kroger | Denver, CO | 245 mi | 4 JOBS → |
ABOUT TYSON FOODS
Tyson Foods began in 1935 when John W. Tyson started hauling chickens for sale from Arkansas, incorporating in 1947 and going public in 1963. It grew through acquisitions, including IBP in 2001, which added large-scale beef and pork processing, and Hillshire Brands in 2014, adding Jimmy Dean and Ball Park to its own Tyson, Hillshire Farm, Wright Brand, Aidells, and State Fair brands. By fiscal 2025, Tyson operated roughly 200 facilities worldwide, employed about 133,000 people, and reported $54.4 billion in revenue. It trades publicly on the NYSE under ticker TSN, while the Tyson family retains majority voting control through a dual-class share structure.
Other Tyson Foods plants in our directory: TYSON POULTRY, INC., CUMMING, GA., Keystone Foods LLC Alabama Division, TCCS Sioux City IA., AdvancePierre Foods-Willow Production, TYSON FOODS, INC. SANFORD, NC, Macon Distribution Center, AdvancePierre Foods-Distribution Center, Williams Country Sausage, Tyson Foods Inc (Union City), Keystone Foods LLC, TYSON CHICKEN INC. ROBARDS, KY., Tyson Poultry
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