General Labor - 2nd Shift

About the role

Join Smithfield, a company dedicated to sustainably feeding people around the world. We offer competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

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
• Work shifts and may be required to work overtime
• 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 required for the position

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age
• Willing and able to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Physical demands and work environment

Qualifications

• Must be able to work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands
• Must be willing and able to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Must be able to perform tasks requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms
• Must be able to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift
• Must be able to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts
• Must be able to work with a knife (if trained)
• Must be able to work in cold and/or warm areas
• Must be able to work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Must be able to work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals
• Must be able to work around strong smells/odors
• Must be able to climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms
• Must be able to bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift
• Must be able to walk long distances
• May require certification to operate various pieces of equipment required for the position

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 – $21.05/hour$1.00/hr Shift Differential for 2nd Shift

Schedule

Shifts and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands.