Tyson Prepared Foods - South Hutchinson, KS
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THE QUICK READ
Tyson Prepared Foods runs a meat and poultry processing plant in South Hutchinson, Kansas, handling both meat and poultry product lines under dual USDA establishment numbers and holding organic certification through the National Organic Program. The plant became part of Tyson through the 2001 acquisition of Iowa Beef Packers and has since expanded with additional freezer capacity. Its ammonia refrigeration system holds roughly 88,200 pounds, well above the 10,000-pound threshold that triggers a federal process safety management program. South Hutchinson is a small city of about 2,500 people in Reno County, sitting just south of Hutchinson in central Kansas, roughly 50 miles northwest of Wichita.
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 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
- Posted pay near this plant
- $24.07–$31.32/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 278 techs in our network nationwide, scaled to Kansas pay levels · 11 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
- ~420
- Products
- not-ready-to-eat, processing, ready-to-eat
- Size
- Small
- Ammonia on site
- 88,200 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 SOUTH HUTCHINSON, KS
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| hormel foods | Wichita, KS | 39 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Wichita, KS | 40 mi | 5 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Junction City, KS | 89 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. | Dodge City, KS | 112 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Tyson Foods | Holcomb, KS | 168 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Flowers Foods | New Century, KS | 174 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Crete, NE | 184 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Kansas City, MO | 190 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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