Utility Level 3 - 1st Shift

Job Overview

As a General Production team member at Smithfield Foods, you will perform essential production tasks and support your 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 every day.

You will 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 to your team and to our mission of delivering good food responsibly.

General Production employees work with hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer. These positions can be physically demanding, requiring 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.

• 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 °F) and/or warm areas (over 100 °F).
• Work in an environment that is wet and humid.
• Work wearing 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 in order to operate various pieces of equipment required for the position.
• Work is physically demanding and may require the use of some or all body parts and muscle groups; some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs, single lifting of heavy objects up to 60 lbs, or lifting of objects using mechanical assistance.
• Additional essential functions may be applicable to specific jobs.

• Hourly Competitive Starting Pay - $19.85/hour.
• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.
• Education benefit available to full and part‑time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements.

In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.

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.