3rd Shift General Laborer

Smithfield Foods•Peru, IN

About The Position

As a General Production team member at Smithfield Foods, you will perform essential production tasks to process meat products for consumers and support coworkers. You will help deliver safe, high-quality food while contributing to production-line safety, efficiency, quality, and teamwork. The work uses hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment, and may be physically demanding. Employees must be able to work their scheduled shift; overtime may be required depending on production demands. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and able to perform the essential duties, with reasonable accommodations where applicable. The role involves repetitive movements and extended standing, walking, bending, stooping, and twisting. Work conditions may include animal blood or carcass parts, cold or hot areas, wet and humid conditions, noise, strong odors, and sanitation chemicals. Employees wear required protective equipment, including a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes. Some positions may require equipment-operation certification and may involve lifting or mechanical assistance.

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 or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
Able to work around animal blood 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 conditions.
Able to wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes, and to work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment.
Able to work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals and around strong smells or odors.
Able to climb or 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 pounds, single lifting of objects up to 60 pounds, or lifting with mechanical assistance.
Able to work the scheduled shift; overtime may be required depending on production demands.

Responsibilities

Process meat products for consumers using hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment.
Support coworkers and help maintain a safe, efficient production line.
Contribute to food safety, product quality, and teamwork.
Work the scheduled shift and, as production demands require, overtime.
Perform other duties as assigned.