Tyson Fresh Meats Temporarily Idles Columbus Junction, Iowa, Pork Plant Following Operations Malfunction
December 16 2020 - 4:15PM
Tyson Fresh Meats is temporarily idling production at its Columbus
Junction, Iowa, pork plant due to a mechanical malfunction in the
refrigeration system Tuesday evening. No one was hurt; however,
company officials currently believe plant operations could be down
for a few days as the team evaluates and mobilizes repairs. It
remains too early to provide a definitive timeline for resuming
production.
“We’re grateful to the plant management for quickly and
efficiently evacuating team members from the building and keeping
them safe first and foremost,” stated Steve Stouffer, Group
President, Tyson Fresh Meats. “This has been a challenging year,
and we want to ensure our team members are safe. Full-time, active
team members will continue to be paid weekly until production
resumes.”
Stouffer said all full-time active employees are guaranteed 40
hours/week pay.
“We’re taking steps to temporarily move production to other
plants,” Stouffer said. “With Tyson Foods multiple pork facilities,
we are able to use our other Tyson locations within our network to
help keep livestock and product supplies moving in a timely manner
with limited customer or farmer disruptions.”The plant employs
approximately 1,100 team members.
About Tyson Foods, Inc. Tyson Foods, Inc.,
(NYSE: TSN) is one of the world’s largest food companies and a
recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and
grown under three generations of family leadership, the company has
a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy
Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®,
ibp®, and State Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates continually
to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it’s
available and raise the world’s expectations for how much good food
can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, United States, the
company has 139,000 team members. Through its Core Values, Tyson
Foods strives to operate with integrity, create value for its
shareholders, customers, communities and team members and serve as
a steward of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it.
Visit www.TysonFoods.com Media Contact: Liz
Croston, 605-235-3657, liz.croston@tyson.com
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