8600 Loader - 2nd Shift

Smithfield Foods • Lincoln, NE

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Smithfield is seeking a dedicated 8600 Loader for our 2nd shift. As a team member, you will play a crucial role in delivering safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting your coworkers. Your reliability, attention to detail, and strong work ethic will help us meet our standards for safety, quality, and teamwork every day. You will contribute to a positive work environment, help maintain a safe and efficient production line, and ensure our products reach families across America. Your dedication and willingness to learn will make a real difference—both to your team and to our mission of delivering good food, responsibly.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Willing and able to load 36 bags of product per minute.
• Able to perform set up and change seal bars as needed throughout the shift.
• Able to identify what chambers on the 8600 are not performing correctly.
• Able to ensure the bags are flat and straight over the seal bars to minimize efficiency loss by leakers.
• Capable of working at a moving loading station.
• Ability to monitor machine operation and settings, make appropriate adjustments to ensure standards set by management are adhered to and to minimize/eliminate waste.
• Ability to contact supervisor to resolve difficulties beyond what incumbent is trained/authorized to handle.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• 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 carcass parts.
• Ability to work with a knife (if trained).
• Ability to work in cold areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees).
• Ability to work in an environment that is wet and humid.
• Ability to work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes.
• Ability to work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ability to work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals.
• Ability to work around strong smells/odors.
• Ability to climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift.
• Ability to walk long distances.
• Ability to perform repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs.
• Ability to perform single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60 lbs or lifting of objects using mechanical assistance.
• Reliability, attention to detail, and strong work ethic.

Nice To Haves

• Currently employed at Smithfield (for internal applicants)

Responsibilities

• Work with hand tools, knives, machinery and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer.
• Load 36 bags of product per minute.
• Perform set up and change seal bars as needed throughout the shift.
• Identify what chambers on the 8600 are not performing correctly.
• Ensure the bags are flat and straight over the seal bars to minimize efficiency loss by leakers.
• Work at a moving loading station.
• Monitor machine operation and settings, make appropriate adjustments to ensure standards set by management are adhered to and to minimize/eliminate waste.
• Contact supervisor to resolve difficulties beyond what incumbent is trained/authorized to handle.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Perform tasks requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms.
• 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.
• 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

• Industry-leading wages
• Competitive Starting Pay – $21.25/hour
• $1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Retirement Benefits
• Education benefits available to full and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements
• Opportunities for career growth
• Professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed