Equipment Operator - Sanitation Pet Food 3rd Shift

Production Line Support

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.

This position is responsible to support the production line operation, including disassembly and re-assembly of equipment, cleaning and sanitation of combos, totes tubs, machinery, floors, walls and maintenance of wastewater removal equipment. Additional job responsibilities include completion of these tasks while following standard operating procedures, including but not limited to, filling out log sheets and other sanitation related paperwork.

Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefits packages:

• Hourly competitive starting pay $22.45/hour
• $1.00/hour shift differential for 3rd shift positions
• Comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits and more.

Essential duties & responsibilities include:

• Follow all personnel safety and food safety policies/procedures, GMP's and plant rules.
• Ensure the safe operation of plant equipment and machinery, the safe use of tools and the safety of others working in the immediate area.
• Know the production schedule for the product(s) being run and check to ensure the proper totes and/or tubs are cleaned and available.
• Know the proper sanitation procedures and the order of cleaning chemical usage.
• Inspect totes and tubs for overall appearance and remove/isolate totes with visible damage.
• Ensure the in-place sanitation system is maintained with the proper cleaning chemicals.
• Communicate with production supervisors to ensure that all parties are aware of any sanitation issues.
• At end of shift, secure all equipment, perform general housekeeping duties and turn in all required paperwork.
• Ability to work overtime as department and plant operations demand.
• Flexible hours as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Must be capable of disassembling and re-assembling equipment.
• Must work in wet environment and use cleaning chemicals and solutions to facilitate cleaning and sanitizing process.
• Must work with minimum supervision.
• Must be able to read and comprehend written procedures, MSDS, and chemical mixing and use instructions to perform assigned task.

Education and experience requirement:

Minimum:

• Basic mathematical skills required; addition, and subtraction.

Preferred:

• 6 -12 months of continuous work history
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous manufacturing experience in the meat industry is preferred
• Previous Sanitation experience highly desirable

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.