At the end of the line hams are inspected, weighed, and sorted for further processing.
Employees stand on elevated grate catwalks while performing most tasks.
The trees are brought to the loading area on an overhead conveyor. Hams are brought to the station on a standard conveyor, are manually fed into a loader which automatically pushes the ham into a permeable bag which has been placed over the machines nozzle and held in place by another employee. The permeable bag is stapled shut by an employee stationed at the side of the conveyor after which a mesh bag soaked in liquid smoke is placed over the entire ham. This bag is also stapled shut by an employee at the side of the conveyor, and finally is hung on a tree for smoking. After all bars have been filled the tree is moved to the smoker.