Warehouse Lead
Smithfield Foods · Tar Heel, NC · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
The Production Lead plays a key role in delivering safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting coworkers. Reliability, attention to detail, and a strong work ethic help maintain our standards for safety, quality, and teamwork.
Responsibilities
- Work with hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products.
- Support the management team by understanding full line operations.
- Assist in training and development of production employees.
- Work scheduled shifts and overtime as required by production demands.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
- Perform tasks requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching, flexing, and extending arms.
- Stand on concrete/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 (20–40°F) and/or warm (over 100°F) areas.
- Work in wet, humid, and noisy environments while wearing PPE (hard hat, hearing/eye protection, steel-toed shoes).
- Work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals and strong 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.
- Perform repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs and single lifting of objects up to 60 lbs (mechanical assistance may be provided).
- May require certification to operate specific equipment.