Warehouse Lead - 2nd Shift

Smithfield Foods•Crete, NE

17h•Onsite

About The Position

A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods, an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We are looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. As a Production Lead team member, 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. Warehouse Leads will work with the supervisor to help ensure all inbound and outbound loads are processed correctly. They will learn to use all the powered industrial equipment on site. Leads will support the management team by understanding the full operations of the warehouse, as well as supporting training and development of production employees. These positions can be physically demanding and require attention to detail.

Requirements

High school diploma or general equivalency degree required.
One year of related experience is required.
Experience with warehouse management systems is required.
Candidates must have strong computer skills
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Previous lead or supervisory experience is highly desired.
Experience in a role managing multiple priorities is highly desirable

Responsibilities

Assist shift supervisors in pre-shift meetings and paperwork necessary during the shift
Train employees in a safe and efficient manner on material handling equipment
Plan and execute timely inbound and outbound deliveries, prioritizing resources
Responsible for escalating any issues that arise during the shift, if necessary
Ensure that employees are working safely, following all work rules, and that all required PPE are being worn at all times
Act as Wave Planner when necessary; these duties include (but are not limited to) allocating orders, releasing work to the warehouse floor, and ensuring truck turn times are within acceptable levels
Ensure that proper people are in the appropriate areas on the correct equipment to evenly complete work in queue
Required to operate Powered Industrial Equipment needed for the position
Run outbounds making sure loads are done by appt and DDT
Run Inbounds making sure inbounds come in good condition from other sites and correct qty
Foodlogiq entering any issue the come on inbounds from other sites
Run Exports / label and get loads ready for USDA
Run the VAS line
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Industry-leading wages
Competitive Starting Pay – $24.30/hour
$1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions
Comprehensive Health Insurance
Retirement Benefits
Education benefits available to full and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements
Opportunities for career growth and professional development
Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs (out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers)
Be Well programs (tools and resources to enhance quality of life, at no additional cost, tailored to Smithfield team, support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more)
Comprehensive training and professional development programs
LinkedIn Learning (on‑demand courses, professional certificates, and skill‑based training)
Partnership with GUILD (tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs)
Leadership development initiatives
Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children
Smithfield’s Education Reimbursement Program (financial reimbursement for GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or academic degree at an accredited college or university that is not a Guild learning partner)