General Production - 2nd Shift

Smithfield Foods•Sioux Falls, SD

About The Position

As a General Laborer team member at Smithfield Foods, you will perform essential production tasks and support coworkers to help deliver safe, high-quality food. Your reliability, attention to detail, and strong work ethic will contribute to safety, quality, teamwork, and an efficient production line. 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. Team members must be able to work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands. All 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.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
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, and steel-toed safety shoes; use personal protective equipment in noisy environments.
Work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals.
Climb or move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms.
Bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of a shift and walk long distances.
Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 pounds, lifting heavy objects weighing up to 60 pounds, or using mechanical assistance to lift objects.
Some positions may require certification to operate equipment.
Have good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

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