General Laborer - Treats Pack - 1st Shift

Smithfield Foods•Orange City, IA

About The Position

As a General Production team member at Smithfield Foods, you will help deliver safe, high-quality food by performing production tasks and supporting coworkers. The role contributes to a positive work environment and helps maintain a safe, efficient production line. Employees use hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products for consumers. Work can be physically demanding and requires hand-eye coordination and attention to detail. Team members must work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime based on production demands. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform essential functions. Additional essential functions may apply to specific jobs, and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Perform continuous or repetitive movements, including grasping, pinching, and flexing and extending the arms.
Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
Be willing and able to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
Be willing and able to work with a knife if trained.
Be willing and able to work in cold areas of approximately 20–40 degrees and/or warm areas over 100 degrees.
Be willing and able to work in wet and humid conditions, noisy environments, and around strong smells or odors.
Wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, steel-toed safety shoes, and other personal protective equipment as required.
Work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals.
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.
Depending on the position, lift repetitively overhead up to 30 pounds, lift objects weighing up to 60 pounds, or lift objects using mechanical assistance.
Reliability, attention to detail, a strong work ethic, good hand-eye coordination, and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

Perform production tasks to process meat products for consumers.
Use hand tools, knives when trained, machinery, and other equipment.
Support coworkers and contribute to a positive work environment.
Help maintain a safe and efficient production line and meet safety and quality standards.
Work scheduled shifts and overtime when required by production demands.
Perform other duties as assigned.