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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. Apply Now!

Your Opportunity
As an Operations Associate you will experience the key fundamentals that make a plant run efficiently and successfully. Areas ofexposure include but are not limited to manufacturing, food safety and quality assurance, continuous improvement,environmental safety and much more. Operations Associates gain a deep understanding of our operations through hands-onexperience working with the team on the production line. This position functions under the supervision of the appropriatedepartment leader while performing all duties and responsibilities as a learning/development process.

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $21.95/hour

Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and more  

Education benefit available to full- and part time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment

Core Responsibilities

Learns, demonstrates capability/knowledge and becomes trained/certified in the different areas including fulfilling all therequirements and responsibilities listed under the General Production job description.

Performs and masters the hourly jobs under supervision. Becomes certified in each job after showing competence andskill/understanding in each.

Ensure that sanitation standards are met daily as well as product specifications and quality index are met.

Follow sanitations, USDA standards, and scientific and company protocols to collect, prepare, analyze, and properly storemeat samples to maintain product quality and customer service standards.

Assist professionals by compiling test results, measuring ingredients, sampling, performing research, controlling forquality, and reports about results.

Prepare and use testing equipment to examine meat products, containers, and packaging, to determine company andUSDA standards are met and detect the presence of any problems such as low-quality

products.

This work is physically demanding and can require the use of some or all body parts and muscle groups. Some positionsmay require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 lbs, single lifting of heavy objects which can weigh up to 60 lbs, or liftingof objects using mechanical assistance.

The above statements are in
tended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. Theyare not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform otherduties as assigned.

Qualifications

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

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited four-year college/university, in Food Science, Agro-industrial Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or related field, required

Must possess a high level of professionalism, discretion, and ability to self-manage his/her time

Willingness to relocate for potential growth opportunities, preferred.

English proficient.

Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.

Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive workenvironment.

Understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Additional essential functions may be applicable to specific jobs

Currently authorized to work in the U.S. (Sponsorship available if needed).

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, 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.