General Production - 1st Shift

General Laborer – Production

As a General Laborer team member, you will perform essential production tasks and support coworkers to deliver safe, high-quality food. Your reliability, attention to detail, and strong work ethic will help us meet our standards for safety, quality, and teamwork.

Production employees work with hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer. These positions may 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.

• Perform continuous/repetitive movements, 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
• 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, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift
• Walk long distances
• May require certification to operate certain equipment
• May require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30lbs or single lifting of heavy objects up to 60lbs

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age and willing and able to follow oral and written instructions.

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.

For accommodation requests, please call 757‑357‑1595.

Hourly competitive starting pay: $19.35 per hour. Eligible for comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, and an education benefit upon meeting eligibility requirements.