General Labor - Pet Food - 1st Shift

General Production team member at Smithfield Foods plays a key role in delivering safe, high‑quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting coworkers. Reliability, attention to detail, and a strong work ethic are required to meet daily safety, quality, and teamwork standards.

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, attention to detail, and the ability to work scheduled shifts and overtime when required.

• Understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Perform tasks requiring continuous/repetitive movement—grasping, pinching, flexing, elongating arms
• Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12‑hour shift
• Work around animal blood and carcass parts
• Work with a knife (if trained)
• Work in cold areas (approximately 20–40°F) and/or warm areas (over
  100°F)
• Work in a wet and humid environment
• Work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel‑toed safety shoes
• Work in a noisy environment using PPE
• Work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals
• Work around strong smells/odors
• Climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms
• Bend, stoop, twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift
• Walk long distances
• May require certification to operate certain equipment
• Lifting: overhead up to 30lb; single lifting up to 60lb; mechanical assistance possible

Relocation assistance may be provided to eligible employees.

Hourly competitive starting pay of $20.40 per hour. Comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, and other benefits. Job‑origin training and professional development opportunities.

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 veteran 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.