Utility Level 4 - 1st Shift

General Production Team Member

Responsible for operating hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products. Must maintain safety, quality, and teamwork standards.

• Operate hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products.
• Perform tasks requiring continuous or repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching, and manipulating hands and arms.
• Stand on concrete or platforms for up to a 12‑hour shift.
• Work around animal blood, carcass parts, and in cold (20‑40°F) or hot (>100°F) environments.
• Use personal protective equipment such as hard hats, eye/ear protection, and steel‑toed safety shoes.
• Work in wet, humid, noisy conditions while maintaining cleanliness and sanitation.
• Operate equipment as required; certification may be needed for certain machines.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

• Minimum age 18 years.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and work in a highly repetitive, hand‑eye coordination tasking environment.
• Physical ability to stand for up to 12 hours, walk long distances, climb ladders, and lift objects up to 60 lbs (or use mechanical assistance).
• Willingness to work scheduled shifts, including overtime if required.
• Compliance with company policies and safety regulations.

• Must be able to work continuous repetitive movement, grasping, pinching, flexing, and extending arms.
• Must stand on concrete or platforms for up to a 12‑hour shift.
• Must work around animal blood and carcass parts, in cold (20‑40°F) and hot (>100°F) environments.
• Must wear hard hat, hearing/eye protection, steel‑toed safety shoes; work in noisy environments.
• Must work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals and tolerate strong smells or odors.
• Must climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms.
• May be required to lift up to 30 lbs overhead repetitively or single lift up to 60 lbs.
• May require certification to operate certain equipment.

Hourly competitive starting pay – $20.35 per hour. Comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, and education benefits available to eligible full‑time and part‑time team members. Additional benefits include flexible schedules, training, and professional development programs.

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 have a disability and would like a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call 757‑357‑1595.