Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. Louisa Co.
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THE QUICK READ
Tyson Fresh Meats runs a pork processing plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa, where hogs move down fabrication lines and come out as boxed loins, shoulders, hams, and spare ribs for retail and foodservice customers. The plant was fitted with a controlled atmosphere stunning (CAS) system as part of a $15.4 million project. It holds roughly 80,533 pounds of ammonia on site — well above the 10,000-pound line where federal process safety rules kick in — and runs a formal process safety management program to manage it.
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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
- Posted pay near this plant
- $25.67–$35.48/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Iowa pay levels · 9 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
- ~1,600
- Products
- beef/livestock, not-ready-to-eat, pork, processing, slaughter
- Size
- Large
- Ammonia on site
- 80,533 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 COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Muscatine, IA | 19 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Monmouth, IL | 45 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Conagra Brands | Fort Madison, IA | 50 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Quincy, IL | 97 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Kirksville, MO | 98 mi | 1 JOB → |
| General Mills | Hannibal, MO | 112 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. | Toluca, IL | 117 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Milan, MO | 118 mi | 10 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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