General Labor - 1st Shift

The Value You’ll Bring

As a General Laborer team member at Smithfield Foods, you’ll 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. You’ll 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

• Competitive Starting Pay – $21.05/hour
• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More
• Education benefit available to full and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms
• Standing on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift
• Working around animal blood and/or carcass parts
• Using a knife (if trained)
• Working in cold areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees)
• Working in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Working with sanitation/cleaning chemicals
• Working around strong smells/odors
• Climbing/moving on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms
• Bending, stooping, and twisting repetitively over the course of an entire shift
• Walking long distances
• May require certification in order to operate various pieces of equipment required for the position

Additional Essential Functions

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.

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.