Thursday - Monday

Smithfield Foods•Cudahy, WI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dryroom/Smokehouse Lift Operator uses a forklift to move product between stuffing tables, smokehouses, dry rooms, and trucks while maintaining proper spacing. The role includes inspecting and cleaning the forklift, charging it in designated areas, maintaining clean work areas, completing required paperwork, and following job rotation procedures when hanging meat in trucks. The operator also washes work-area coolers and floors and may perform other duties assigned by the Crew Leader or Supervisor. This is a second-shift position scheduled Thursday through Monday. Most work takes place in a plant environment that may be wet or humid, extremely cold or hot, and near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals. Production-area noise is loud, and hearing protection is required at all times. The position requires lifting up to 80 pounds and use of specified protective equipment. Industry-leading wages and benefits are offered, including competitive starting pay of $24.44 per hour, a $1.00-per-hour second-shift differential, comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, education benefits subject to eligibility, and opportunities for career growth and professional development.

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.
Use required safety equipment and complete mandatory training or competency requirements, including proper lifting, forklift, elevator, harness, and PPE.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or general education degree (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, maintaining proper spacing at all levels.
Unload product from the smokehouse and load it into the Dry Room, allowing proper spacing at all levels.
Unload Dry Rooms and deliver product to trucks.
Place 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.