General Production

Company: Smithfield Foods
Location: Lincoln
Posted on: December 4, 2019

Job Description:

Job Details Company Overview Your Opportunity A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. As the world's largest pork processor and hog producer, we're a $15-billion global food company with more than 52,000 employees worldwide. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. What we offer: - Competitive pay and benefits among the best in the industry - A variety of career paths, including: - Production - Maintenance - Quality Assurance/Food Safety - Hog Procurement - Opportunities for career growth - Tuition assistance Core Responsibilities 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. - Assist Packaging Operator in packaging line - Participate in the job rotation plan for the assigned production line - Assemble boxes and tape them to be ready to use - Pack packaged product into boxes - Seal boxes with tape gun, or taper machine, and place into pallet configuration - Heat seal multi-wall bags and/or poly bags as these are filled with product - Fill and tie bulk product into super sacks - Pass poly bags, multi-wall bags, and boxes through metal detector - Place poly bags into combo tote pallet configuration - Place multi-wall bags into pallet configuration - Sort plastics from corrugated boxes for recycling - Sweep floors as needed - Assist in maintaining plant clean as needed - Follow GMP's - Other duties as assigned Disclaimer This position description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principle job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. As such, the incumbent may perform other duties and responsibilities as required.Qualifications 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: - Understand and follow oral and written instructions - Perform a task 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 - Work while 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 - This work is physically demanding and can 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 which can weigh up to 60 lbs, or lifting of objects using mechanical assistance. - Additional essential functions may be applicable to specific jobs. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.EEO/AA Information Smithfield, is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status or status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job related characteristic as directed by law.Careers and Benefits To learn more about Smithfield's benefits, visit ********************************** Recommended skills Seal (Mechanical) Food Safety Sanitation Personal Protective Equipment Sweeping Production Line

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