Smoker Helper

Smithfield Foods • Kinston, NC

5d • $19 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Smokehouse General Production team member at Smithfield Foods, you’ll play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting your coworkers. Your reliability, attention to detail, and strong work ethic will help us meet our standards for safety, quality, and teamwork every day. You’ll contribute to a positive work environment, help maintain a safe and efficient production line, and ensure our products reach families across America. Your dedication and willingness to learn will make a real difference—both to your team and to our mission of delivering good food, responsibly.
Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefit packages • Hourly compensation starting at $19.20/hour • $1.00/ hour shift differential for 3rd shift positions • Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and more In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.
Smokehouse General Production employees will work with machinery, pushing heavy materials, and large industrial ovens to prepare meat products for further processing. These positions can be physically demanding and require good hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, and ability to track and document cooking cycles. Smokehouse Production team members must be able to work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. All applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Applicants must be willing and able to:
This work is physically demanding and can require the use of some or all body parts and muscle groups. Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs, single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60 lbs, or lifting of objects using mechanical assistance. Additional essential functions may be applicable to specific jobs. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Perform a task requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms
• Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift
• Work around animal blood and/or carcass parts
• Work in cold areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees)
• Work in an environment that is wet and humid
• Work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes
• Work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals
• Work around strong smells/odors
• Climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms
• Bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift
• Walk long distances
• May require certification in order to operate various pieces of equipment required for the position
• All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Benefits

• Hourly compensation starting at $19.20/hour
• $1.00/ hour shift differential for 3rd shift positions
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Retirement Benefits
• opportunities for career growth and professional development
• robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones
• Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost.
• Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children.
• Smithfield’s Education Reimbursement Program provides financial reimbursement to team members who want to further their formal education by obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or by pursuing an academic degree at an accredited college or university that is not a Guild learning partner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees