Warehouse - 1st Shift

Smithfield Foods • Salt Lake City, UT

1d

About The Position

As a Material Handler/Powered Equipment Operator at Smithfield Foods, you will perform essential production tasks and help move products throughout the facility. You will support a safe, efficient production line and contribute to the company’s food safety, quality, and teamwork standards. The role uses powered equipment and requires obtaining specific certifications during the qualification period. It can be physically demanding and calls for good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail. Employees must work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. Additional essential functions may apply to specific jobs, and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Able to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Able to perform continuous or repetitive movements, including grasping, pinching, and flexing and extending the arms.
• Able to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
• Able to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts; in cold areas approximately 20–40 degrees and/or warm areas over 100 degrees; and in wet and humid conditions.
• Able to wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes, and work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment.
• Able to work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals and around strong smells or odors.
• Able to climb and move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms; bend, stoop, and twist repetitively throughout a shift; and walk long distances.
• May need certification to operate equipment required for the position.
• Able to meet physical demands that may include repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 pounds, a single lift of objects weighing up to 60 pounds, or lifting with mechanical assistance.
• Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must have good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Use forklifts, jack lifts, high lifts, and powered industrial trucks to move product throughout the facility.
• Support a safe and efficient production line and work collaboratively with coworkers.
• Meet required equipment certifications during the qualification period.
• Work the scheduled shift and, when required by production demands, overtime.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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