Packer - 3rd Shift

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Your Opportunity

A great job and a great future await you at Smithfield Foods. As the world’s largest pork processor and largest hog producer in the United States. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us.

About the role

Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages: Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $20.40/hour$1.00/hour shift differential for 3rd shiftComprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More. In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting your coworkers.
• Contribute to a positive work environment, help maintain a safe and efficient production line, and ensure our products reach families across America.
• Work with hand tools, knives, machinery and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer.
• Work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
• 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.

Requirements

• All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be willing and able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to perform a task 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 their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands.

Qualifications

• Reliability, attention to detail, and strong work ethic.
• 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.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.

Pay

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $20.40/hour$1.00/hour shift differential for 3rd shift

Schedule

Shifts may vary based on production demands.