Lead - Grinding

Smithfield Foods • Cumming, GA

2d

About The Position

As a Production Lead team member at Smithfield Foods, you will perform essential production tasks and support coworkers to help deliver safe, high-quality food. You will contribute to a positive work environment, maintain a safe and efficient production line, and help ensure products reach consumers. The role involves processing meat products using hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment. Production Leads support the management team by understanding the full operations of the line and helping train and develop production employees. 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 based on production demands. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Applicants 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.
• 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 environments, noisy environments, and around strong smells or odors.
• Wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, steel-toed safety shoes, and other required personal protective equipment.
• 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.
• May require certification to operate equipment used for the position.
• Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 pounds, single lifting of objects up to 60 pounds, or lifting with mechanical assistance.
• Good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Process meat products using hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment.
• Support the management team by understanding the full operations of the production line.
• Support training and development of production employees.
• Help maintain a safe and efficient production line and contribute to workplace safety, quality, and teamwork.
• Work scheduled shifts and overtime as required by production demands.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive starting pay of $24.11 per hour.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Retirement benefits.
• Education benefit available to full- and part-time team members upon meeting eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

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