Mon - Sat 3am - 3pm

Smithfield Foods•Junction City, KS

3d•Onsite

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. You will help maintain a safe and efficient production line and meet standards for safety, quality, and teamwork. General Production 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. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

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 (approximately 20–40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees), and in wet and humid conditions.
Wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes; work in noisy environments using personal protective equipment.
Work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals and around strong smells or odors.
Climb or 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 lifts of objects up to 60 pounds, or lifting with mechanical assistance.
Have good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Use hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products for consumers.
Support coworkers and contribute to a safe and efficient production line.
Follow safety and quality standards and work as part of a team.
Work the scheduled shift and overtime when required by production demands.
Perform other duties as assigned.