General Production - 2nd Shift

Compensation & Benefits

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $19.00/hour; $1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions. Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits, Education benefit available to full- and part-time members upon meeting eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include career growth and professional development opportunities.

As a General Laborer 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.

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.

• All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Perform tasks 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.
• Wear 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.
• May require certification to operate various pieces of equipment.
• Repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs or single lifting up to 60 lbs, or lifting using mechanical assistance.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

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.