Cookhouse/Chill Assistant - 3rd Shift

The Value You’ll Bring

• Play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting your coworkers.
• Your reliability, attention to detail, and strong work ethic will help us meet our standards for safety, quality, and teamwork every day.
• Contribute to a positive work environment, help maintain a safe and efficient production line, and ensure our products reach families across America.
• Your dedication and willingness to learn will make a real difference—both to your team and to our mission of delivering good food, responsibly.

Your Opportunity

• A great job and a great future await you at Smithfield Foods.
• We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us.
• Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages:
• Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $21.80/hour$1.00/hour shift differential for 3rd shift
• 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.

What You’ll Do

• Machine Operators will work with meat cutting/packaging machines and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer.
• These positions require technical knowledge of computerized equipment.
• Machine Operator positions are physically demanding and require good hand-eye coordination, and attention to detail.
• Machine Operators must be able to work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Additional Essential Functions

• May require certification in order to operate various pieces of equipment required for the position.

Physical Demands

• Work is physically demanding and can require the use of some or all body parts and muscle groups.
• Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs, single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60 lbs, or lifting of objects using mechanical assistance.

Additional Essential Functions

• May require additional essential functions applicable to specific jobs.

Relocation Package Available

No EEO Information

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.