A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We're an $18 billion U.S. 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!

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

• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.
• 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

Essential Work Postures, Movements, Lifting, and Carrying

• Continuous standing in one location for long periods (up to 2-3 hours before break). Many jobs have fixed workstation locations and are conveyor line paced..
• Walking long distances sometimes on wet, uneven and slippery surfaces.
• Climbing or moving on ladders, steps, stairwells, walkways, and platforms.
• Carrying, lifting, lowering, pushing and pulling of heavy and or awkward objects or loads.Lifting and lowering of objects up to 60 lbs. Pushing or pulling of heavy roller carts, bins, or transport containers.
• Working incold environment 20-45 deg F, hot environment exceeding 100 deg Fand frequent contact with animal fats.
• Wearing, using and maintaining personal protective equipment. Using, cleaning, maintaining, and safe handling of sharp cutting tools.
• Frequentstatic and /or awkward work postureswith neck and spine flexion while grasping, pinching, pulling, lifting, extending, flexing the hands and arms to perform tasks. A variety of arm and hand movements are required in applying force, movement and repetition.
• Using and maintaining a variety of knives, hand tools, powered tools and equipment, electrical devices, controls, and motorized vehicles.
• Being able to understand and follow oral and written instruction from supervisors and designated staff.
• Additional essential functions may be applicable to specific jobs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Competent and trustworthy to comply with federal inspection programs and company safety and health policies.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Be available to work scheduled hours, which may include mandatory overtime, depending upon production demands.
• Unload Hog trucks
• Be able to work in extreme climate conditions
• Sort & Pen Livestock
• Tattoo Hogs
• Wash Pens and Alleyways
• Verify truck drivers are TQA Certified
• Follow unloading procedures
• Check all paperwork for accuracy and enter on computer
• Pigs must be accounted for and taken care of
• Must follow all Animal Welfare and handling protocols and audit one another
• Keep area clean and watch out for each other
• Follow all GMP's, SOP's, and Safety Procedures
• Operate a Bobcat
• Push/Pull/Lift > 50lbs
• Must be able to physically stand on concrete all day
• Must be able to follow directions and work in a group-team environment
• Strong Verbal Skills necessary
• Must have good attendance

Work Enviroments and Physical Demands

• Ability to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12 hour shift
• Ability to work in cold areas (Approx. 20-40F)
• Ability to work in warm areas( over 100F)
• Ability to work in a wet/humid environment
• Ability to work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals
• Ability to work with strong odors/smells
• Can work in a noisy environment
• Ability to perform a task requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing and extending arms
• Ability to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12 hour shift
• Ability to work around animal blood and/or body parts
• Ability to work in cold areas (Approx. 20-40F)
• Ability to work in warm areas( over 100F)
• Ability to work in a wet/humid environment
• Ability to work with a knife (if trained)
• Ability to work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes
• Can understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Can lift heavy objects, which can weigh up to 60lbs.
• Ability to work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals
• Ability to work with strong odors/smells
• Can work in a noisy environment
• Ability to climb, move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms
• Can bend, stoop, and twist repetitively throughout your entire shift
• Can walk long distances
• Repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs.

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.