A groundbreaking ceremony will be held this afternoon on a facility that will add more than 200 jobs to the St. Joseph Economy.

Daily’s Premium Meats will break ground at 4 p.m. at 5501 Stockyards Expressway on its new 100,000 square-foot facility.

The company announced its intentions in March to bring the meat processing company which specializes in “sliced-to-order” naturally smoked bacon to St. Joseph.

Daily’s expects to hire 212 employees during the first five years of operation, with an average annual salary of $32,154, plus benefits.

This will be Daily’s third U.S. facility, with the other two in Missoula, Mont., and Salt Lake City. The facility will be built on vacant lands across from Triumph Foods’ St. Joseph plant, 5501 Stockyards Expressway.

The company anticipates commencing production in May 2016.