Production Associate I / 1st Shift / Mon - Sat 6am - 6pm

Smithfield Foods • Junction City, KS

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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 positive work environment, a safe and efficient production line, and the delivery of products to families. Production employees use hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products for consumers. The work is physically demanding and requires good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail. The position is scheduled from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and Saturdays, and may require 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

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Able to perform continuous or repetitive movements, including grasping, pinching, and flexing and extending arms.
• Able to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
• Able to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
• Able to work with a knife if trained.
• Able to work in cold areas of approximately 20–40 degrees and/or warm areas over 100 degrees.
• Able to work in wet and humid conditions, noisy environments, and around strong odors.
• Able to wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, steel-toed safety shoes, and other required personal protective equipment.
• Able to work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals.
• Able to climb and move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms.
• Able to bend, stoop, and twist repetitively throughout a shift and walk long distances.
• May need certification to operate equipment required for the position.
• Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 pounds, single lifts up to 60 pounds, or lifting with mechanical assistance.
• Able to work the scheduled shift and, as production demands require, overtime.

Responsibilities

• Use hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products for consumers.
• Perform production tasks and support coworkers in meeting safety, quality, and teamwork standards.
• Help maintain a safe and efficient production line.
• Follow oral and written instructions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive starting pay of $20.00 per hour.
• Comprehensive health insurance and retirement benefits.
• Education benefit for eligible full- and part-time team members.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• A $1 per hour shift differential for second-shift positions.

What This Job Offers

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