[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Tyson Foods jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Tyson Foods # Heavy Skilled Operative Waterloo Pork Plant Waterloo Pork Plant - Waterloo, Iowa Manufacturing & Production Listed on Tyson Foods’s official careers site. Posted October 17, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Tyson Foods’s careers site →](https://tysonfoods.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/TSN/job/Waterloo-Pork-Plant---Waterloo-Iowa/Heavy-Skilled-Operative-Waterloo-Pork-Plant_R0487521) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Tyson Foods](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/) / Heavy Skilled Operative Waterloo Pork Plant ## Job description ### Job Details Full Benefit Package - 9 Paid Holidays - 1 week vacation after 6 months This Position Requires a Phone Interview Not accepting Rehires Summary These positions operate machinery, do heavy lifting to maintain production flow while maintaining a safe work environment and adhering to Tyson policies and procedures. ### Requirements Applicants must have 1 month of experience operating heavy machinery. ### Physical Requirements The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation. ### What You Will Do Operative jobs require a higher skill level. Work includes operating saws, operate skinners and other equipment to process pork. Box handling and palletizing and operating powered industrial trucks or forklifts to move product. Work environments are wet and humid. Temperatures range from 35 to 90+ degrees. Work may include climbing ladders, working from elevated platforms, standing, bending, pushing pulling and reaching, standing and walking on hard floors and consistent lifting of 20-110 lbs. May include working in rendering where environment will be dirty. If you are looking to make an impact in a meaningful way, join us at Tyson Fresh Meats where we are raising the world’s expectations for how much good food can do! We offer a full benefit package that includes medical, dental, life and disability insurance, company matched 401K retirement and stock purchase plans, paid vacations, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, employee meat sales and more. We also offer interpreter services for non-English speaking employees, on-site ESL (English as a second language) classes, GED classes and reimbursement for citizenship. To be considered for employment please provide your social security number at the end of the application under National ID#. Dear Applicant – If you are having trouble applying online please come to the Tyson Employment Office for help. ### Relocation Assistance Eligible No Work Shift: B Shift (United States of America) Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended. Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment. Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more. If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here. ### Unsolicited Assistance Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 17, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 10, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 17, 2026 - Listed for: 7 days - Location: Waterloo Pork Plant - Waterloo, Iowa[Apply on Tyson Foods’s careers site →](https://tysonfoods.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/TSN/job/Waterloo-Pork-Plant---Waterloo-Iowa/Heavy-Skilled-Operative-Waterloo-Pork-Plant_R0487521) ## More jobs at Tyson Foods ### [General Production - Waterloo Pork Plant](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/ee71abf7dcb92cc0a179/) Waterloo Pork Plant - Waterloo, Iowa ### [Manager Plant III - WATERLOO, IA](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/202ef16d9da7f606fc57/) Waterloo Pork Plant - Waterloo, Iowa ### [Production Supervisor - A Shift Convert - WATERLOO PORK PLANT](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/ce509fbfdc6a3f1125fc/) Waterloo Pork Plant - Waterloo, Iowa ### [Production Supervisor - A Shift Utility - WATERLOO PORK PLANT](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/8279d02b99f3474f31d5/) Waterloo Pork Plant - Waterloo, Iowa ### [Production Supervisor - B Shift Cut Floor - WATERLOO PORK PLANT](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/17e1c4c0ac5208a3bb9e/) Waterloo Pork Plant - Waterloo, Iowa ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Heavy Equipment Operator I in Harvey, Illinois, 60426 | Skilled Trades at Republic Services](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/republic-services/jobs/6f9cbc927d7b66ce9690/) Republic Services · Harvey, Illinois ### [Heavy Equipment Technician in Seattle, Washington, 98134 | Skilled Trades at Republic Services](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/republic-services/jobs/6b113f1cf89ccb7c5ef8/) Republic Services · Seattle, Washington ### [SALES ASSOCIATE in WATERLOO IL S04041](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/dollar-general/jobs/2a7116f03658ce05bfcb/) Dollar General · Waterloo, IL, United States ### [Seasonal Retail Sales Associate - Waterloo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/gap-inc/jobs/82cd5a3431de05c640a8/) Gap, Inc. · WATERLOO, NY, United States ### [Universal Multi Skilled Heavy Equipment Operator](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vulcan-materials/jobs/d923e4992ecd440a9689/) Vulcan Materials · Havre de Grace, MD, United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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