Utility Level 4 - 1st Shift

Smithfield Foods • Wichita, KS

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Smithfield Foods is seeking motivated individuals to join their team as General Production team members. In this role, you will play a crucial part 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. Smithfield Foods is the world's largest pork processor and largest hog producer in the United States, offering challenging and rewarding careers with opportunities for growth and development.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Willing and able to 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.
• May require certification in order to operate various pieces of equipment for the position.
• Repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs.
• Single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60 lbs.
• Lifting of objects using mechanical assistance.

Nice To Haves

• Good hand-eye coordination.
• Attention to detail.

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.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $20.35/hour
• 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