Sanitation Worker - 1st Shift

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A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We’re an $18 billion food company with nearly 60,000 employees worldwide.

We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our family today. Apply Now!

A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. As the world’s largest pork processor and hog producer, we’re a $18-billion global food company with more than 63,000 employees worldwide.

We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our family today. Apply Now!

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

Hourly Competitive Starting Pay $

Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.

Day one education assistance, which includes fully funded and partially funded tuition.

In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Your Opportunity

This position is responsible to support the production line operation, timely 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.

Core Responsibilities

Promptly at the start of the shift review the work schedule, check equipment and supplies required to perform the work scheduled and prepare for operations.

Prepare machinery for cleaning, remove remaining materials from the machines and floors and place in the proper containers.

Remove totes and other containers from the machine area, close valves, open doors, lids, drains and water valves.

Breakdown, disassemble and / or loosen nuts, screws, belts, remove machine parts, conveyors, guard rails, lids, doors and guards.

Wash down the production equipment, conveyors and machinery as required.

Scrape material from the machine parts, shovel excess into totes and soak parts as needed.

Obtain and apply the appropriate cleaning and sanitizing solution, apply foam to the surfaces, scrub surfaces and parts.

In the absence of key personnel, the employee’s supervisor or qualified designee (one that has been trained in the key employee's duties) is responsible to complete or delegate the completion of all required tasks and responsibilities.

Qualifications

Work experience in a sanitation or similar role in a distribution environment is preferred.

Ability to understand and follow both written and verbal instructions and labels.

Follow established personal safety guidelines and policies.

Follow established food safety guidelines and policies.

Be available to work scheduled hours, which may include mandatory overtime, depending upon production demands.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, grasp, or feel with both hands; substantial movements (motion) of the wrists, hands, and / or fingers;

reaching and pulling with hands and arms.

Prolonged standing or sitting

Occasional walking is required for short distances.

Ability to consistently move / drag / lift up to 60 lbs frozen raw materials on a regular basis.

Ability to consistently move / drag 100-150 plastic totes.

Frequent stretching out of arms, and use of upper body.

Occasional turning and twisting at the waist.

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.

Salary Range

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