Tree Pusher

Smithfield Foods • Lincoln, NE

7h • Onsite

About The Position

If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub. Have a seat at our table. When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special – a company that's sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact. Apply Now! The Value You’ll Bring As a 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. Your Opportunity A great job and a great future await you at Smithfield Foods. As the world’s largest pork processor and largest hog producer in the United States. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us.

Requirements

• All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
• Applicants must be willing and able to perform the duties listed.
• Good hand-eye coordination.
• Attention to detail.
• Reliability.
• Strong work ethic.
• 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.
• 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

• Work with a knife (if trained)

Responsibilities

• Work with hand tools, knives, machinery and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer.
• Perform essential production tasks and supporting 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.
• Look at the schedule of the products that need to be moved and organized for the packaging department.
• Communicate/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 the 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 an enough time.
• 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.
• 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

• Industry-leading wages
• 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

What This Job Offers

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