2nd-Palletizer

Smithfield Foods•Wichita, KS

1d•$19•Onsite

About The Position

Smithfield Foods is seeking a motivated General Production team member to join their team. This role is crucial for delivering safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting coworkers. The position requires reliability, attention to detail, and a strong work ethic to meet standards for safety, quality, and teamwork. Responsibilities include working with hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products. The work environment is physically demanding, potentially involving various temperatures (20-40 degrees F and over 100 degrees F), wet and humid conditions, and requires the use of personal protective equipment. Team members may be required to work overtime.

Requirements

At least 18 years of age
Willing and able to understand and follow oral and written instructions
Willing and able to perform a task requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms
Willing and able to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift
Willing and able to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts
Willing and able to work with a knife (if trained)
Willing and able to work in cold areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees)
Willing and able to work in an environment that is wet and humid
Willing and able to work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes
Willing and able to work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE)
Willing and able to work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals
Willing and able to work around strong smells/odors
Willing and able to climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms
Willing and able to bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift
Willing and able to walk long distances
Good hand-eye coordination
Attention to detail
Strong work ethic
Willingness to learn

Responsibilities

Perform essential production tasks
Support coworkers
Contribute to a positive work environment
Help maintain a safe and efficient production line
Ensure products reach families across America
Work with hand tools, knives, machinery and other equipment to process meat products

Benefits

Industry-leading wages
Comprehensive Health Insurance
Retirement Benefits
Education benefit available to full- and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements
Opportunities for career growth
Professional development
Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs (out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers)
Be Well programs (tools and resources to enhance quality of life, at no additional cost)
Support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management
Comprehensive training and professional development programs
LinkedIn Learning access (on-demand courses, professional certificates, skill-based training)
Partnership with GUILD for continuing education with tuition assistance (English language learning, high school completion, degree programs)
Leadership development initiatives
Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
Education Reimbursement Program (financial reimbursement for GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or academic degree at an accredited college or university not a Guild learning partner)