Slicing Tech - 2nd Shift

Smithfield Foods; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Education benefits

Job summary

Smithfield Foods in Omaha, NE is hiring a Machine Operator to work with meat cutting and packaging equipment, helping deliver safe, high-quality products. You will need good hand-eye coordination, reliability, and the ability to work the scheduled shifts and potential overtime.

Starting pay is $20.75 per hour with a $0.50/hour shift differential for second shift (2:15 PM – 10:30 PM). Comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, and education opportunities are available for eligible team

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Able to stand for long periods and perform physically demanding tasks.
• Willingness to work in cold and warm environments and around meat products.

Responsibilities

• Operate meat cutting/packaging machines to process meat products efficiently and safely.
• Maintain a clean, organized production line while ensuring safety and quality standards.
• Follow safety protocols and wear required PPE; perform overtime if production demands require.

Skills

Machine operation

Attention to detail

Hand-eye coordination

Reliability

Tools

Meat processing equipment

Job description

Have a seat at our table. When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special - a company that’s sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact.

Your Opportunity

• Hourly Competitive Starting Pay - $20.75/hour
• $0.50/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions 2nd Shift Schedule: 2:15 PM - 10:30 PM

• 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 Machine Operator 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

Machine Operators will work with meat cutting/packaging machines and other equipment to process meat products for the consumer. These positions require technical knowledge of computerized equipment. Machine Operator positions are physically demanding and require good hand-eye coordination, and attention to detail. Machine Operators 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:
  1. Understand and follow oral and written instructions
  2. Perform a task requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing, and extending arms
  3. Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift
  4. Work around animal blood and/or carcass parts
  5. Work with a knife (if trained)
  6. Work in cold areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees)
  7. Work in an environment that is wet and humid
  8. Work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes
  9. Work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE)
  10. Work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals
  11. Work around strong smells/odors
  12. Climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways and platforms
  13. Bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift
  14. Walk long distances
  15. May require certification in order to operate various pieces of equipment required for the position
  16. 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.
  17. 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.