Smithfieldfoods
Herdsperson - Farm 76881
Laurinburg, NC
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About the role
- If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub.
- Your Opportunity Hourly Rate: $16.00 The Herdsperson assists other Herd Technicians in routine animal care and general farm tasks to ensure the welfare/well-being of the animals.
- Tasks include farm sanitation, animal removal, and animal movement.
Responsibilities
- Feeds, waters, vaccinates, and performs general animal husbandry tasks including basic veterinary procedures.
- Maintains flexibility with a willingness to change plans according to the direction of farm leadership.
Requirements
- 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.
- Ability to do hard physical labor.
- Ability to follow instructions and deal with standardized situations.
- Must be able to work an average 48-hour work week, which can vary frequently.
- Must be on call for emergency situations to include but not limit to, power outages or personnel shortages.
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Frequently required to stand
- Must be able to work with and around a wide range of antibiotics (i.e. penicillin).
- Must be able to tolerate blood, animal dander, manure, dust, odors, and frequently noisy conditions.
- 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.
- Previous livestock handing helpful.
- Strong commitment to teamwork.
- Willingness to shower daily in and out of facility.
- Weekend, evening, and holiday work required as needed.
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
- Work Environment & Physical Demands
- The work environment characteristics & physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Nice to have
- High School diploma or GED preferred.
Benefits
- Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
Company info
- 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.
- 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.
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