General Laborer II

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A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us.
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Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages:

• Hourly Competitive Starting Pay - $20.55/hour
• $1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions
• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.

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

Production employees at Smithfield handle materials and use hand tools, knives, machinery, and equipment to help deliver good food responsibly to America's dinner table. Production team members at Smithfield perform physically demanding work that requires good hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, strength and stamina. Team members must be available to work scheduled hours, which may include mandatory overtime, depending upon production demands.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Applicants must be willing and able to:

• 1. Ability to read and verify product and rack tag per production schedule and/or oven paperwork. / Capacidad para leer y verificar la etiqueta del producto y la rejilla segun el cronograma de produccion y/o el papeleo del horno.
• 2. Must be walker trained or willing to be trained in order to operate electric walkers. / Debe estar capacitado para andar o estar dispuesto a recibir capacitacion para operar andadores electricos.
• 3. Transfer product from ovens to blast to cooler. / Transfiera el producto desde los hornos hasta el enfriador.
• 4. Occasionally pushes up to 2,200 lbs of product. / Ocasionalmente empuja hasta 2200 libras de producto.
• 5. Need to be able to exert up to 10 lbs of force regularly. / Necesita poder ejercer hasta 10 libras de fuerza regularmente.
• 6. Need to be able to lift/exert 10 to 50 lbs of force occasionally. / Necesita poder levantar/ejercer de 10 a 50 libras de fuerza ocasionalmente.
• 7. Required to stand, sit, walk, push, pull, climb, reach overhead and bend to the floor. / Requerido para pararse, sentarse, caminar, empujar, halar, trepar, estirarse por encima de la cabeza e inclinarse hacia el piso.
• 8. Bilingual:
  English/Spanish is a plus. / Bilingue: ingles/espanol es un plus.
• 9. Perform other tasks as assigned. / Realizar otras tareas que le sean asignadas.

Relocation Package Available

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.

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