Pickle Maker- 2nd Shift

Smithfield Foods • Kinston, NC

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About The Position

As a General Production-Ingredients team member at Smithfield Foods, the Pickle Maker helps deliver safe, high-quality food by measuring dry and wet ingredients required for production operations. The role requires reliability, attention to detail, hand-eye coordination, and mathematical skills when formulating ingredients. Team members support coworkers, maintain a safe and efficient production line, and follow safety and quality standards. Work may be physically demanding, and employees must work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime based on production demands. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English to understand procedure manuals, signs, labels, company documents, and day-to-day operational communications.
• Mathematical skills for formulating ingredients.
• Good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.
• Ability to perform continuous or repetitive movements, including grasping, pinching, and flexing and extending the arms.
• Ability to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
• Ability to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts, strong odors, sanitation and cleaning chemicals, and in wet, humid, noisy, cold (approximately 20–40°F), and/or warm (over 100°F) areas.
• Ability to wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes, and use personal protective equipment in noisy environments.
• Ability to climb and move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms; bend, stoop, and twist repetitively; and walk long distances.
• Ability to work with a knife if trained.
• May require certification to operate equipment used for the position.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work that may involve repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 pounds, lifting objects weighing up to 60 pounds, or lifting with mechanical assistance.
• Ability to work the scheduled shift; overtime may be required depending on production demands.

Responsibilities

• Measure dry and wet ingredients required for production operations.
• Follow oral and written instructions and company procedures.
• Support coworkers and contribute to a safe, efficient production line.
• Work the scheduled shift and, when production demands require, overtime.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive starting pay of $20.80 per hour.
• $1.00 per hour second-shift differential.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Retirement benefits.
• Education benefit for full- and part-time team members who meet eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

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