Dryroom/Smokehouse Lift Operator / 1st shift / Thursday - Monday

Smithfield Foods • Cudahy, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dryroom/Smokehouse Lift Operator operates a forklift to move product racks and trucks between stuffing tables, smokehouses, dry rooms, and trucks. The role includes inspecting and cleaning the forklift, maintaining proper spacing when loading product, charging the forklift, keeping work areas orderly, completing required paperwork, and washing work-area coolers and floors. The position is primarily in a plant production environment with wet or humid conditions, extreme temperatures, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, chemicals, and loud noise. Hearing protection is always required. The employee must be able to lift up to 80 pounds and use required safety equipment. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable, and team-oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Ability to lift up to 80 pounds.
• Ability to work in a plant environment that may include wet or humid conditions, extreme cold and heat, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, chemicals, and loud noise.
• Use hearing protection in the production area; hearing protection is always required.
• Complete mandatory training/competency in proper lifting, forklift, elevator, harness, and PPE.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspect the forklift for safety and cleanliness.
• Clean forklift extensions and the forklift as necessary.
• Remove loaded racks and trucks from the stuffing table and load them into the smokehouse with proper spacing at all levels.
• Unload product from the smokehouse and load it into the Dry Room with proper spacing at all levels.
• Unload Dry Rooms and deliver product to trucks.
• Put the forklift in designated charging areas as required.
• Keep work areas clean and orderly.
• Follow job rotation when hanging meat in trucks as required.
• Complete and sign required record-keeping paperwork.
• Load trucks with Salami from the Smoke House or temporary Dry Room storage.
• Wash work-area coolers and floors.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Crew Leader and Supervisor.

Benefits

• Competitive starting pay of $24.44 per hour.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Retirement benefits.
• Education benefit for full- and part-time team members upon meeting eligibility requirements.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED