General Worker

General Worker

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.

The Value You'll Bring:

The General Worker is responsible for material handling activities associated with the timely loading, unloading, cleaning, and maintenance of product and materials at our DSD Branch Locations. This diverse role requires a multitude of activities including, but not limited to, light vehicle maintenance, product loading, order picking, recordkeeping, and cleaning.

What You'll Do:

The below 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.

• Load and unload materials, parts, or products onto or from pallets, skids, conveyors or trucks.
• Reads load sheets and shipping orders, to determine items to be moved, gathered and/or distributed.
• Convey materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type or product code.
• Sorts and stores perishable goods in refrigerated rooms.
• Assembles sales orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves or conveys orders to route salesperson or branch management.
• Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed on load sheets
• Loads sales inventory on trucks in specified sequence for route sales personnel.
• Drives vehicles as needed to local outside maintenance vendors for regular or emergency repairs.
• Maintains daily vehicle observation records as required.
• Checks and documents branch cooler and truck temperatures.
• Performs truck sanitation.
• Performs minor light bulb replacement and tire depth checks as required.
• Cleans around work areas inside and outside both the garage and general office areas.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We're Seeking:

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.

• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED), required.
• Strong communications skills, must be able to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Must be able to use a pallet jack and forklift (powered industrial truck).
• A valid Driver's License required, and a valid CDL-B Driver License will be required within 90 days of start date.
• Federal Regulations require individuals in this position to be at least 21 years of age.

Relocation Package Available No

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.