Livestock Coordinator

Smithfield Foods • Crete, NE

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Livestock Coordinator at Smithfield Foods, you'll be an essential part of the livestock operations team, ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of animals from the receiving area to holding pens. This hands-on role plays a key part in maintaining animal welfare standards, supporting plant operations, and helping Smithfield deliver on its commitment to quality and care.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 2+ years verifiable livestock handling experience, required.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree considered in lieu of experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Captive bolt trained to euthanize downed pigs.

Nice To Haves

• Producer Quality Assurance and Truckers Quality Assurance, preferred.
• USDA Bonded, preferred.
• Bobcat Safety Training Certificate, preferred.
• Strong math skills and knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to make independent decisions.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize daily work assignments and manage time wisely.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Receives, unloads, and sorts hogs based on quality and weight.
• Moves hogs from trucks to holding pens in a safe and efficient manner.
• Identifies (tattoos), scales, and accurately counts livestock, including tracking any dead or non-ambulatory animals.
• Processes outgoing livestock as needed.
• Monitors yard and truck conditions to ensure proper handling, following all corporate and governmental standards.
• Performs livestock handling and animal welfare audits to ensure ethical treatment and compliance.
• Completes PQA, TQA, and other required animal handling and safety training.
• Supports the Hog Barn Supervisor and takes a leadership role with the Hog Receiver team.
• Delegates work tasks and assists with conflict resolution as directed by the Supervisor or Manager.
• Establishes and documents kill/harvest schedules to meet both operational needs and animal handling requirements.

Benefits

• Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers.
• Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost. These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more.
• Our company invests in your future. We offer comprehensive training and professional development programs designed to help you reach your full potential. Our partnership with GUILD supports your continuing education with tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs, while our leadership development initiatives nurture high-potential talent.
• For those looking to build specialized skills, we offer apprenticeship programs that combine hands-on experience with focused learning.
• We also offer unique benefits like our Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children.
• Smithfield’s Education Reimbursement Program provides 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED