Packer - 2nd Shift

Smithfield Foods • Kansas City, MO

2d

About The Position

As a General Production team member at Smithfield Foods, you will perform essential production tasks and support coworkers to help deliver safe, high-quality food. The role contributes to a safe and efficient production line and requires reliability, attention to detail, a strong work ethic, and willingness to learn. 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 work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform 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 conditions and in noisy environments.
• Wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, steel-toed safety shoes, and other required personal protective equipment.
• Work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals and around strong smells or odors.
• Climb and move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms.
• Bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over an entire shift, and walk long distances.
• Some positions may require certification to operate equipment.
• Depending on the position, perform repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 pounds, single lifts of objects up to 60 pounds, or lift objects using mechanical assistance.
• Demonstrate good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Hourly starting pay of $20.25.
• $1.00 per hour shift differential for second-shift positions.
• Comprehensive health insurance and retirement benefits.
• Education benefits for full- and part-time team members upon meeting eligibility requirements.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.

What This Job Offers

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