CDL A Driver

Overview

Compensation: $21.75 hourly. CDL training program for Drivers with a CDL Class A license and more than 1 year of commercial driving experience.

• Successfully complete a driver training program.
• Follow required and recommended safety procedures while driving, delivering feed, or loading and unloading with animal welfare as the foremost concern.
• Comply with all DOT rules and regulations.
• Report all accidents promptly through proper authorities.
• Comply with all rules set forth by the receiving agent.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED, preferred.
• Current Class A CDL.
• Previous driving experience required.
• At least 21 years old.
• Acceptable driving record.
• Ability to obtain a DOT medical card upon hire.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule (nights, weekends, and holidays).

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Hook up trailer to tractor, including backing under the trailer, raising landing gear, and hooking up airlines.
• Roll up and down landing gear that may require use of two hands and upper torso when on ground and one hand when gear clears the ground.
• Operate a manual transmission tractor.
• During pre‑trip, be able to climb into engine area; bend, stoop, and crawl to complete pre‑trip inspections.
• Open and close trailer gates and doors to load and unload animals.
• Get in and out of cab in tight places such as fuel islands.
• Move upper torso when backing may require leaning out of window to see blind spot and/or mirrors.
• Report problems encountered on the farm or designated plant through the swine movement ticket or farm condition report.
• Read and understand the Smithfield emergency notification process knowing how and who to contact in case of an emergency.

Available.

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 757‑357‑1595.

Smithfield offers robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, with average out‑of‑pocket costs about 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers. In addition to medical plans, the Be Well programs provide tools and resources to enhance quality of life at no extra cost, covering elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more.

The company invests in employee development through comprehensive training, Linked In Learning courses, professional certificates, and skill‑based training aligned with career and business needs. Tuition assistance covers English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs. The Smithfield Scholarship Program supports employees’ children.