Unloader-Rotary House / Tues - Sat - 4:00am - 12:30pm

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Your Opportunity

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

• Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $23.78/hour
• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.
• Education benefit available to full and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements.
  
  

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

Core Responsibilities

Responsibilities and tasks are written as follows:

• Position empty trees in front of house.
• Pull meat from bars, hang and properly space so no bellies touch.
• Start and stop rotary house to position bars to doorway for unloading.
• Push full trees to scale, scale and record weight on two-part ticket.
• Push scale trees into blast cooler and arrange as per scheduled pattern.
• Cut off long bellies if required so they do not touch floor.
• Blast and prepress cooler, upkeep condensation and paperwork completion.
• Rearrange trees in prepress cooler.
• Wipedown ceiling before starting House pulling.
• Make sure bellies are unloaded and hung per tree as per proper count.
• Make sure no bellies touch.
• Make sure each tree is scaled and ticket with weight is hung on tree.
• Load blast cooler according to schedule received in the morning.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Crew Leader and Supervisor.
  
  

Qualifications

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.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
  
  

Tools & Equipment

• A pencil or pen, tags, unloading card, unloading schedule, blast loading schedule.
  
  

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The majority of the time is spent in the plant environment and will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.
• Noise level is loud in the production area and hearing protection is always required.
• Must be able to lift up to 60lbs.
• Must meet 5’8” height requirement.
  
  

Safety Equipment/Training Requirement

• Bump cap, hair/beardnet, eye protection/goggles, hand protection, hearing protection, safety shoes, gloves.
  
  

Mandatory Training/Competency To Be Earned

• Proper lifting, PPE, Fall protection.
  
  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

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EEO 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.