General Production - 1st Shift

Smithfield Foods•Sioux Falls, SD

13d

About The Position

As a General Laborer team member at Smithfield Foods, you will help deliver safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting coworkers. The role contributes to a positive work environment and helps maintain a safe, efficient production line so products reach families across America. Reliability, attention to detail, a strong work ethic, and willingness to learn support the company’s safety, quality, and teamwork standards. Production employees use hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products for consumers. The work can be physically demanding and requires good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail. Employees must work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands. Duties may vary by specific job, and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Demonstrate good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.
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.
Work with a knife if trained.
Work in cold areas of approximately 20–40 degrees and/or warm areas over 100 degrees.
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.

Responsibilities

Process meat products for consumers using hand tools, knives, 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.