Belly Comber

About the role

Smithfield Foods is a company dedicated to sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food responsibly. We offer diverse career opportunities across various locations and functions, supported by our Core Four values: gratitude, communication, respect, and accountability. Our team members enjoy competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and educational opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Process meat products for the consumer using hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment.
• Support coworkers and contribute to a positive work environment.
• Maintain a safe and efficient production line.
• Ensure products reach families across America.
• Perform tasks requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms.
• Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
• Work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
• Work with a knife (if trained).
• Work in cold and/or warm areas.
• Work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals.
• Work around strong smells/odors.
• Climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms.
• Bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift.
• Walk long distances.
• May require certification to operate various pieces of equipment.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• Willing and able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Perform a task requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms.
• Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
• Work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
• Work with a knife (if trained).
• Work in cold and/or warm areas.
• Work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals.
• Work around strong smells/odors.
• Climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms.
• Bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift.
• Walk long distances.
• May require certification to operate various pieces of equipment.

Qualifications

• Physical Demands & Work Environment: Continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms; Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift; Work around animal blood and/or carcass parts; Work with a knife (if trained); Work in cold and/or warm areas; Work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE); Work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals; Work around strong smells/odors; Climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms; Bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift; Walk long distances; May require certification to operate various pieces of equipment.

Skills

• Reliability.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Retirement benefits.
• Education benefit available to full- and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements.

Pay

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $21.10/hour.

Schedule

Shifts may vary based on production demands.