Beef processor producing boxed beef, consumer-ready products and by-products
National Beef runs large-scale beef processing and further-processing plants, with a plant-floor stack built on Allen-Bradley PLCs, Studio 5000, RSLinx and Ignition SCADA alongside legacy IBM i/AS/400 and SQL Server systems. Hiring is accelerating and skews heavily toward junior manufacturing and operations roles, while engineering openings tie to large domestic capital projects, a sign of plant investment more than corporate expansion.
Notable leadership hires: Production Lead
National Beef Packing Company is a Kansas City, Missouri-based beef processor founded in 1992, employing in the 5,001–10,000 range. The company processes and markets fresh beef, ground beef, consumer-ready products and beef by-products for retail and food service customers. Operations span multiple processing, fabrication and further-processing facilities across several U.S. states, plus a portion-control steak cutting operation serving food service. It also runs a leather business and maintains international sales offices in Asia.
National Beef's plant automation runs on Allen-Bradley controls with Studio 5000, RSLinx and Ignition, supported by CMMS maintenance software and back-office systems on IBM i/AS/400, SQL Server and .NET.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating, concentrated in U.S. manufacturing and operations roles, mostly junior and mid-level, with additional openings in engineering, quality, finance, HR and legal.
National Beef is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with processing facilities in states including Kansas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Ohio.
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