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Smithfield Foods • Peru, IN

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About The Position

As a General Production team member at Smithfield Foods, you’ll 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. Team members are expected to meet safety and quality standards and help ensure products reach consumers.

Employees work with hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products. The position can be physically demanding and requires good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail. Team members must work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands. Additional essential functions may apply to specific jobs, and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to perform continuous or repetitive movements, including grasping, pinching, and flexing and extending the arms.
• Must be able to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
• Must be willing and able to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
• Must be willing and able to work with a knife if trained.
• Must be able to work in cold areas (approximately 20–40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees).
• Must be able to work in wet and humid conditions, noisy environments, and around strong smells or odors.
• Must be able to work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals.
• Must wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes; personal protective equipment is used in noisy environments.
• Must be able to climb and move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over an entire shift and walk long distances.
• Some positions may require certification to operate equipment.
• Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 pounds, single lifts of objects up to 60 pounds, or lifting with mechanical assistance.
• Must have good hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, reliability, and a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Perform production tasks to process meat products for consumers.
• Support coworkers and contribute to a positive work environment.
• Help maintain a safe and efficient production line and meet safety and quality standards.
• Work with hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment.
• Work the scheduled shift and, depending on production demands, overtime.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Hourly starting pay of $21.10 per hour.
• A $1.25 per hour shift differential for third-shift positions.
• Comprehensive health insurance and retirement benefits.
• Education benefit available to eligible full- and part-time team members, subject to eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed