General Laborer II

Smithfield Foods•Saint James, MN

9d•$21•Onsite

About The Position

A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now! Your Opportunity Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages: Hourly Competitive Starting Pay - $20.55/hour $1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More. In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development. Core Responsibilities Production employees at Smithfield handle materials and use hand tools, knives, machinery, and equipment to help deliver good food responsibly to America's dinner table. Production team members at Smithfield perform physically demanding work that requires good hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, strength and stamina. Team members must be available to work scheduled hours, which may include mandatory overtime, depending upon production demands.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
Applicants must be willing and able to: 1. Ability to read and verify product and rack tag per production schedule and/or oven paperwork. / Capacidad para leer y verificar la etiqueta del producto y la rejilla según el cronograma de producción y/o el papeleo del horno. 2. Must be walker trained or willing to be trained in order to operate electric walkers. / Debe estar capacitado para andar o estar dispuesto a recibir capacitación para operar andadores eléctricos. 3. Transfer product from ovens to blast to cooler. / Transfiera el producto desde los hornos hasta el enfriador. 4. Occasionally pushes up to 2,200 lbs of product. / Ocasionalmente empuja hasta 2200 libras de producto. 5.Need to be able to exert up to 10 lbs of force regularly. / Necesita poder ejercer hasta 10 libras de fuerza regularmente. 6. Need to be able to lift/exert 10 to 50 lbs of force occasionally. / Necesita poder levantar/ejercer de 10 a 50 libras de fuerza ocasionalmente. 7. Required to stand, sit, walk, push, pull, climb, reach overhead and bend to the floor. / Requerido para pararse, sentarse, caminar, empujar, halar, trepar, estirarse por encima de la cabeza e inclinarse hacia el piso. 9. Perform other tasks as asigned. / Realizar otras tareas que le sean asignadas.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual: English/Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

Ability to read and verify product and rack tag per production schedule and/or oven paperwork.
Must be walker trained or willing to be trained in order to operate electric walkers.
Transfer product from ovens to blast to cooler.
Occasionally pushes up to 2,200 lbs of product.
Need to be able to exert up to 10 lbs of force regularly.
Need to be able to lift/exert 10 to 50 lbs of force occasionally.
Required to stand, sit, walk, push, pull, climb, reach overhead and bend to the floor.
Perform other tasks as asigned.

Benefits

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay - $20.55/hour
$1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions
Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.
opportunities for career growth and professional development
Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers.
Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost. These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more.
We offer comprehensive training and professional development programs designed to help you reach your full potential.
Our partnership with GUILD supports your continuing education with tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs, while our leadership development initiatives nurture high-potential talent.
For those looking to build specialized skills, we offer apprenticeship programs that combine hands-on experience with focused learning.
We also offer unique benefits like our Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees' children
Smithfield's Education Reimbursement Program provides financial reimbursement to team members who want to further their formal education by obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or by pursuing an academic degree at an accredited college or university that is not a Guild learning partner.