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A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We’re an $18 billion food company with nearly 60,000 employees worldwide.

We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our family today. Apply Now!

Your Opportunity

Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages :

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay $

$ shift differential for 2nd shift positions

Education benefit available to full- and part time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment.

In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Core Responsibilities

Production employees at Smithfield handle materials and use hand tools, knives, machinery, and equipment to help deliver good food responsibly to America’s dinner table.

Production team members at Smithfield perform physically demanding work that requires good hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, strength and stamina.

Team members must be available to work scheduled hours, which may include mandatory overtime, depending upon production demands.

Qualifications

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Applicants must be willing and able to :

Understand and follow oral and written instructions

Perform a task 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

This work is physically demanding and can require the use of some or all body parts and muscle groups. 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.

Additional essential functions may be applicable to specific jobs.

EEO / AA 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.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.

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Last updated : 2024-05-09