Crew Leader, Manufacturing ​/ Production

The Value You’ll Bring

As a Production Lead 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.

Production Leads will work with hand tools, knives, machinery and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer. Leads will support the management team by understanding the full operations of the line, as well as supporting training and development of production employees.

These positions can be physically demanding and require good hand‑eye coordination and attention to detail. Production Leads must be able to work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands.

• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Perform tasks requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching, 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°F) and/or warm areas (over 100°F).
• Work in a wet and humid environment.
• Wear 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.
• May require certification to operate various pieces of equipment required for the position.
• May perform repetitive overhead lifting up to 30lb; single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60lb; or lifting using mechanical assistance.

Smithfield provides comprehensive benefits plans that are affordable and flexible, covering medical, dental, vision, disability, and retirement options. Inclusive programs such as Be Well offer tools and resources to improve quality of life, including support for electives surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, and maternity management. Additional benefits include tuition assistance for continued education, leadership development initiatives, and a scholarship program for employees’ children.

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, please call 757‑357‑1595.