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 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. The role involves processing meat products for consumers using hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment. Work can be physically demanding and requires good hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, reliability, and a strong work ethic. Team members must work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
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.
Able to work in wet and humid conditions, noisy environments, and around strong smells or odors.
Able to work while wearing a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes; use personal protective equipment in noisy environments.
Able to work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals.
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, single lifting of objects up to 60 lbs, or lifting with mechanical assistance.
Good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Process meat products using hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment.
Perform essential production tasks and support coworkers.
Help maintain a safe and efficient production line and meet safety and quality standards.
Follow oral and written instructions.
Work the scheduled shift and, when production demands require, work overtime.
Perform other duties as assigned.