Tree Pusher - 3rd Shift

Smithfield Foods • Lincoln, NE

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Smithfield Foods is seeking General Production team members who will play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting coworkers. The ideal candidate will be reliable, have attention to detail, and a strong work ethic to help meet standards for safety, quality, and teamwork. This role contributes to a positive work environment, helps maintain a safe and efficient production line, and ensures products reach families across America. Dedication and a willingness to learn are essential to making a real difference to the team and the company's mission of delivering good food, responsibly.

Requirements

• All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
• Willing and able to look at the schedule of the finish cook ovens during the shift.
• Willing and able to look at the schedule of the products that need to be moved and organized for the packaging department.
• Willing and able to communicate/coordinate with other employees and the lead to ensure that every product is going to the right blast/cooler.
• Willing and able to double check all the scales and make sure they are working properly, and they are on the correct date and shift.
• Willing and able to make appropriate weight, temperature, time and other checks to ensure product quality is at standards set by management.
• Willing and able to push meat out of ovens right after they get done cooking.
• Willing and able to push trees out of blast cooler.
• Willing and able to 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.
• Willing and able to read schedule and calculate the correct tree count per product scheduled.
• Willing and able to check temperature of all products to make sure it is within the appropriate temperature guidelines allowed by food safety.
• Willing and able to communicate all information regarding product changes to the Lead in an enough time.
• Willing and able to issue, manually issue and reverse product trees to production.
• Willing and able to assist with investigations and complete reports as needed.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to push meat out of ovens right after they get done cooking.
• Must be able to push trees out of blast cooler.
• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Work with hand tools, knives, machinery and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer.
• 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.
• 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.
• Perform repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs (in some positions).
• Perform single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60 lbs (in some positions).
• Lift objects using mechanical assistance (in some positions).
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Industry-leading wages
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Retirement Benefits
• Education benefits 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