Grinder/High Lift - 1st Shift

Smithfield Foods • St Charles, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Smithfield is seeking team members for Powered Equipment Operator roles, specifically Grinder/High Lift positions on the 1st shift. This role is crucial in delivering safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting coworkers. The company emphasizes a culture grounded in core values, learning, collaboration, and innovation, offering challenging and rewarding careers. Team members receive industry-leading wages and benefits, with opportunities for career growth and professional development. The role involves operating powered equipment to move product throughout the facility and requires meeting specific certifications. It is a physically demanding position that requires attention to detail and reliability to meet standards for safety, quality, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Willing and able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Perform tasks requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms.
• Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
• Work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
• Ability to work with a box cutter.
• Work in cold areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees).
• Work in an environment that is wet and humid.
• Work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes.
• Work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals.
• Work around strong smells/odors.
• Climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms.
• Bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift.
• Walk long distances.
• May require certification in order to operate various pieces of equipment for the position.
• This work is physically demanding and can require the use of some or all body parts and muscle groups.
• 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.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Good hand-eye coordination.

Responsibilities

• Work with forklifts, jack lifts, high lifts, and powered industrial trucks to support movement of product throughout the facility.
• Meet specific certifications during the qualification period.
• Support coworkers and contribute to a positive work environment.
• Maintain a safe and efficient production line.
• Ensure products reach families across America.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Industry-leading wages
• Competitive Starting Pay – $22.50/hour
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Retirement Benefits
• Education benefit available to full-time and part-time Smithfield teams members upon meeting eligibility requirements
• Opportunities for career growth
• Professional development

What This Job Offers

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