About the position
Smithfield Foods is an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. 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 – $18.35/hour Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More. In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.
Responsibilities
- Handle materials and use hand tools, knives, machinery, and equipment to help deliver good food responsibly.
- Perform physically demanding work that requires good hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, strength and stamina.
- Be available to work scheduled hours, which may include mandatory overtime, depending upon production demands.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Retirement Benefits
- Tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs
- Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
- Education Reimbursement Program for obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency Diploma or pursuing an academic degree
