General Production - Manufacturing - 2nd shift.

Smithfield Foods•Springdale, OH

17h•Onsite

About The Position

A great job and a great future awaits you at Smithfield Foods, an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We are looking for motivated individuals to join our team and build lasting careers. Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for comprehensive benefits packages, including competitive starting pay, shift differentials, health insurance, retirement benefits, and education benefits. We also offer opportunities for career growth and professional development. Production employees at Smithfield are responsible for handling materials and using various tools and equipment to produce food products. This role involves physically demanding work requiring good hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, strength, and stamina. Team members must be available to work scheduled hours, which may include mandatory overtime. Smithfield is committed to "Good food. Responsibly.®" by providing good jobs, taking care of animals, being good stewards of the environment, and contributing to local communities. The company offers robust, flexible, and affordable benefit plans, including wellness programs, professional development through LinkedIn Learning, tuition assistance via GUILD, leadership development, and a scholarship program for employees' children.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Willing and able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Willing and able to perform a task requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms.
Willing and able to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
Willing and able to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
Willing and able to work with a knife (if trained).
Willing and able to work in cold areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees).
Willing and able to work in an environment that is wet and humid.
Willing and able to work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes.
Willing and able to work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE).
Willing and able to work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals.
Willing and able to work around strong smells/odors.
Willing and able to climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms.
Willing and able to bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift.
Willing and able to walk long distances.
Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs, single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60 lbs, or lifting of objects using mechanical assistance.

Responsibilities

Handle materials and use hand tools, knives, machinery, and equipment to help deliver good food responsibly.
Perform physically demanding work that requires good hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, strength and stamina.
Be available to work scheduled hours, which may include mandatory overtime, depending upon production demands.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $18.00/hour
$0.40/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions
Comprehensive Health Insurance
Retirement Benefits
Education benefit available to full and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements
Opportunities for career growth and professional development
Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs (out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers)
Be Well programs (tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost)
Support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management
Comprehensive training and professional development programs
LinkedIn Learning access (on-demand courses, professional certificates, and skill-based training)
Partnership with GUILD for continuing education with tuition assistance (English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs)
Leadership development initiatives
Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
Education Reimbursement Program (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)