General Labor - New Hire

Smithfield Foods • Cumming, GA

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About The Position

As a General Laborer at Smithfield Foods, you will perform essential production tasks and support coworkers to help deliver safe, high-quality food. You will help maintain a safe and efficient production line and contribute to standards for safety, quality, and teamwork. Production work involves processing meat products for consumers using hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment. The work can be physically demanding and requires hand-eye coordination and attention to detail. Team members must be able to work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime based on production demands.

The role requires following oral and written instructions and working in production environments that may involve animal blood or carcass parts, temperature extremes, wet and humid conditions, noise, strong odors, and sanitation or cleaning chemicals. Team members wear required protective equipment and may need certification to operate certain equipment. Additional essential functions may apply to specific jobs, and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Willing and able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Able to perform continuous or repetitive movements, including grasping, pinching, and flexing and extending the arms.
• Able to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
• Able to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
• Able to work with a knife if trained.
• Able to work in cold areas of approximately 20–40 degrees and/or warm areas over 100 degrees, and in wet and humid environments.
• Able to wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes, and to work in noisy environments using personal protective equipment.
• Able to work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals and around strong smells or odors.
• Able to climb and move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms; bend, stoop, and twist repetitively; and walk long distances.
• Some positions may require certification to operate equipment.
• Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs, lifting heavy objects up to 60 lbs, or lifting objects using mechanical assistance.
• Good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform production tasks to process meat products for consumers using hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment.
• Support coworkers and help maintain a safe and efficient production line.
• Follow oral and written instructions and workplace safety and quality standards.
• Work scheduled shifts and, when required by production demands, overtime.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive starting pay of $21.42 per hour.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Retirement benefits.
• Education benefit for full- and part-time team members who meet eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

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