Sanitation - 2nd Shift

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp; Lincoln (NE); Presencial; USD 30.000 - 33.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health Insurance

Retirement Benefits

Education benefits

Career development

Descripción de la vacante

Smithfield Foods is hiring General Production team members to perform essential meat processing tasks on our production lines in Lincoln, NE. You’ll work with hand tools and machinery in a fast-paced environment, with competitive wages starting at $21.65 per hour and a $1.00 per hour shift differential for second shift.

We offer comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, education benefits, and opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Formación

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks and repetitive movements.
• Able to work overtime as needed and maintain safety standards.

Responsabilidades

• Operate hand tools, knives, machinery and other equipment to process meat products.
• Maintain clean and safe work environment and follow safety protocols.
• Complete tasks on schedule and assist teammates as needed.

Descripción del empleo

Your Opportunity

Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages: Hourly Competitive Starting Pay - $21.65/hour $1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions.

• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.
• Education benefits available to full and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements
• In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.

The Value You’ll Bring

As a General Production team member at Smithfield Foods, you’ll play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality food by performing essential production tasks and supporting your coworkers. Your reliability, attention to detail, and strong work ethic will help us meet our standards for safety, quality, and teamwork every day. You’ll 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- both to your team and to our mission of delivering good food, responsibly.

What You’ll Do

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

Physical Demands & Work Environment

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:

• Must be able to break down empty cardboard combos.
• May required that it is folded and stacked together inside another empty combo.
• Nonetheless, it’s required that the combos are taken by the sanitation to the cardboard compactor room to get compacted.
• Can weigh from 15-70 pounds if taken by hand to the compactor room.
• When the black plastic combos are empty, it’s required that it must be folded down and stacked away in a timely manner.
• Can weigh up to 106 pounds each.
• Fold down black plastic combos so they can be stacked together (5 high).
• If it’s too heavy to move where it’s needed when stacked, the PIT operator will need to assist in moving it.
• Or sanitation will need to move it individually to the designated spot where it’s needed.
• Expected to break down 1 combo (plastic or cardboard) every 5 minutes.
• All liners and strap from all combos will need to be pull off from the combos before breaking/folding them down.
• Shrink wraps on the pallets will need to be discarded before putting the pallets away.
• Must be stack flat and less than 6' in height and 4' for CHEP pallets.
• Pallets can weigh up to 55-75 pounds each.
• All trash (i.e. nettings, strap, shrink wrap. etc) will need to be picked up and put into the trash compactor to be compacted.
• Squeegee the floor periodically throughout the day.
• May need to use water hose to wash off any excess grime/fat off from the floor as needed.
• Expected to make sure that in their shift all trash and cardboard combos are compacted away in the compactor room before going home.
• Must take USDA bug off of combos that are trash or for trash.
• 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 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, 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.

About Us

At Smithfield, good food starts with good people. "Good food. Responsibly." is more than just our tagline; it's what we do. We provide good jobs. We take good care of our animals. We are good stewards of the environment. We do good in our local communities. Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers. Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost. These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more. Our company invests in your future. We offer comprehensive training and professional development programs designed to help you reach your full potential. Through LinkedIn Learning, employees can access on-demand courses, professional certificates, and skill-based training to build capabilities aligned with career and business needs. Our partnership with Guild supports your continuing education with tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs, while our leadership development initiatives nurture high-potential talent. We also offer unique benefits like our Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children. Headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. With a diverse brand portfolio and strong relationships with U.S. farmers and customers, we responsibly meet demand for quality protein around the world. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com.