Sanitation - 2nd Shift

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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!

Your Opportunity

Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages:

• Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $21.65/hour
• $1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions
• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.

• Education benefits available to full and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements

In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.

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.  

 What You’ll Do 

General Production employees will work with hand tools, knives, machinery and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer. These positions can be physically demanding and require good hand-eye coordination, and attention to detail. Production team members must be able to work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands. 

 Physical Demands & Work Environment 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.  

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Applicants must be willing and able to: 

• Must be able to break down empty cardboard combos. May required that it is folded and stacked together inside another empty combo. Nonetheless, it’s required that the combos are taken by the sanitation to the cardboard compactor room to get compacted. Can weigh from 15-70 pounds if taken by hand to the compactor room. 
• When the black plastic combos are empty, it’s required that it must be folded down and stacked away in a timely manner. Can weigh up to 106 pounds each. 
• Fold down black plastic combos so they can be stacked together (5 high). If it’s too heavy to move where it’s needed when stacked, the PIT operator will need to assist in moving it. Or sanitation will need to move it individually to the designated spot where it’s needed. 
• Expected to break down 1 combo (plastic or cardboard) every 5 minutes.
• All liners and strap from all combos will need to be pull off from the combos before breaking/folding them down. 
• Shrink wraps on the pallets will need to be discarded before putting the pallets away. Must be stack flat and less than 6’ in height and 4’ for CHEP pallets. Pallets can weigh up to 55-75 pounds each.
• All trash (i.e. nettings, strap, shrink wrap. etc) will need to be picked up and put into the trash compactor to be compacted.
• Squeegee  the floor periodically throughout the day. May need to use water hose to wash off any excess grime/fat off from the floor as needed.
• Expected  to make sure that in their shift all trash and cardboard combos are compacted away in the compactor room before going home. 
• Must  take USDA bug off of combos that are trash or for trash.
• 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.
• Additional essential functions may be applicable to specific jobs.

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.









EEO Information

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.