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Comber / Heavy Lifting

Smithfield Foods

Cudahy, WIFull-time$23.78/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$23.78/hr
Location
Cudahy, WI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Comber / Heavy Lifting role handles pumped bellies on a production line, including combing and hanging them on a hook conveyor, marking lots, and maintaining pickle delivery and tank levels. The work takes place primarily in a plant environment with wet or humid conditions, temperature extremes, moving machinery, fumes, chemicals, and loud noise. The posting lists a starting wage of $23.78 per hour and benefits including health insurance, retirement benefits, and education benefits for eligible team members.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

TeamworkCommunicationRespectfulnessApproachabilityProper Lifting

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDLift Up to 25 Lbs

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub.

Have a seat at our table. 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. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact. Apply Now!

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

  • Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $23.78/hour
  • Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More.
  • Education benefit available to full and part-time Smithfield team members upon meeting eligibility requirements.

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

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsibilities and tasks are written as follows:

  • Pick up comb and impale flank end of pumped belly, pressing down on comb.

  • Pick up belly and comb and hang on hook conveyor.

  • Place lot marking tickets on first and last four bellies of each lot.

  • Make sure pump is delivering pickle at all times.

  • Maintain pickle level in pump tank.

  • Hanging bellies to match tree layout spec.

  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Crew Leader and Supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS: 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) preferred

  • 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 work environment.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

  • Combs and aprons.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • The majority of the time is spent in the plant environment and will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.

  • Noise level is loud in the production area and hearing protection is always required.

  • Must be able to lift up to 25lbs.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT/TRAINING REQUIREMENT:

  • Bump cap, hair/beardnet, eye protection/goggles, hand protection, hearing protection, wire mesh face shield and safety shoes

MANDATORY TRAINING/COMPETENCY TO BE EARNED:

  • Proper lifting and PPE

The above 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.

IndSPR-Ops 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 554 open Production Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$23.78/hr
  • Wisconsin median$23/hr31 hourly ranges
  • US median$19–20/hr362 hourly ranges

This rate, $23.78/hr, is 4% above the Wisconsin median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the middle half of Production Worker hourly ranges in Wisconsin.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 67 open Production Worker jobs in Wisconsin and 554 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
Production Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (39 postings).
Education
1 of the 554 open Production Worker jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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