Tree Pusher

Smithfield Foods•Lincoln, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Smithfield Foods is seeking motivated individuals to join their team as General Production team members. In this role, you will be crucial 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 be key to meeting the company's standards for safety, quality, and teamwork. You will contribute to a positive work environment, help maintain a safe and efficient production line, and ensure products reach families across America. This is an opportunity to grow a lasting and meaningful career with the world's largest pork processor and largest hog producer in the United States.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be willing and able to perform the duties outlined.
Good hand-eye coordination.
Attention to detail.
Reliability.
Strong work ethic.
Willingness to learn.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to exert maximum muscle force to push trees up to 2000 pounds on a regular basis.
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 with a knife (if trained).
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Currently employed at Smithfield (for internal applications).

Responsibilities

Work with hand tools, knives, machinery and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer.
Perform essential production tasks and support coworkers.
Contribute to a positive work environment.
Help maintain a safe and efficient production line.
Ensure products reach families across America.
Look at the schedule of the finish cook ovens during the shift.
Monitor the schedule of products that need to be moved and organized for the packaging department.
Communicate and coordinate with other employees and the lead to ensure that every product is going to the right blast/cooler.
Double check all the scales and make sure they are working properly, and they are on the correct date and shift.
Make appropriate weight, temperature, time and other checks to ensure product quality is at standards set by management.
Push meat out of ovens right after they get done cooking.
Push trees out of blast cooler.
Operate the power chain and communicate with team members to ensure that all the switches are set correctly for the products that go to blast 1 or 2.
Read schedule and calculate the correct tree count per product scheduled.
Check temperature of all products to make sure it is within the appropriate temperature guidelines allowed by food safety.
Communicate all information regarding product changes to the Lead in a timely manner.
Issue, manually issue and reverse product trees to production.
Assist with investigations and complete reports as needed.
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 with a knife (if trained).
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 perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $22.50/hour
$1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift
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 programs
LinkedIn Learning access
Tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs
Leadership development initiatives
Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
Education Reimbursement Program for GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or pursuing an academic degree at an accredited college or university
Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs
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