Blender Operator

About the role

Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages including comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, and more. Education benefit available to full and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements. In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Work with meat cutting/packaging machines and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer.
• Follow standard operating procedures, including completing production related paperwork and meeting product specifications.
• Ensure the safe and efficient set up, inspection and operation of equipment/machinery utilized in the processing of meat products.

Requirements

• Must be 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 areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees).
• Work in an environment that is wet and humid.
• Work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes.
• 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 in order to operate various pieces of equipment required for the position.

Qualifications

• Technical knowledge of computerized equipment.
• Strong work ethic.
• Reliability and attention to detail.

Skills

• Attention to detail.
• Physical stamina and endurance.
• Manual dexterity.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

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

Pay

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay - $20.60/hour

Schedule

Shifts may vary based on production demands.