Forklift Operator, 2nd shift

Smithfield FoodsHarrison, OH
Onsite

About The Position

As a Powered Equipment Operator team member at Smithfield Foods, you’ll play a key 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’ll 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

  • All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Good hand-eye coordination.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Ability to work their scheduled shift.
  • May be required to work overtime depending on production demands.
  • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

  • Forklift certification

Responsibilities

  • Work with forklifts, jack lifts, high lifts, powered industrial trucks to support movement of product throughout the facility.
  • Meet specific certifications during the qualification period.
  • Perform a task requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms.
  • Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
  • Work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
  • Work with a box cutter.
  • 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.
  • May require certification in order to operate various pieces of equipment required for the position.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $21.90/hour
  • $1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift
  • Comprehensive Health Insurance
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Opportunities for career growth
  • Professional development
  • LinkedIn Learning access
  • Tuition assistance
  • Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
  • Education Reimbursement Program
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