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Found 985 of over 1T reviews
3.5
59% Recommend to a Friend
Smithfield Foods President and CEO  Shane Smith
68% Approve of CEO

Found 984 of over 1T reviews

3.5
59%
Recommend to a Friend
68%
Approve of CEO
Smithfield Foods President and CEO  Shane Smith
Shane Smith
141 Ratings
Pros
  • "good pay and benefits if you work hard(in 35 reviews)

  • "Good pay fair and honest company(in 81 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Work life balance is not a thing for some(in 30 reviews)

  • "Long hours during parts of the year(in 70 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 8 years
      Featured Review

      Great company and great management.

      21 Nov 2022 - Sales Director 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
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      Pros

      Flexibility, many options for career progression

      Cons

      Supply chain process needs improving.

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    2. 5.0
      Former Employee, less than 1 year

      Great community

      29 Aug 2021 - Residence Life Staff 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get to work with a group of enthusiastic people

      Cons

      I can't think of any

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    4. 2.0
      Former Employee

      Average

      9 Oct 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good product based company in

      Cons

      Salary is average not acceptable

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    5. 2.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      programming related work is very less.

      19 Jul 2021 - Programmer Analyst in Baroda, Rajasthan
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
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      Pros

      There are good programming related work

      Cons

      programming related work is less

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    6. 1.0
      Former Employee, less than 1 year

      No Organization m

      4 Jun 2023 - Production Supervisor in Tar Heel, NC
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A lot of Supervisors in an Area Benefits start on first day Cafeteria on site

      Cons

      No Training Everything is up 4 flights of stairs Employees roam around a lot Turnover rate is high for Supervisors and workers No support from HR, they pick and choose how they handle disciplinary issues. Bathrooms are horrible, they have one clean one but only Superintendents and above have access to get in that area.

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    7. 5.0
      Current Employee

      great career enviorment

      7 Jun 2023 - Maintenance Superintendent 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great people excellent career good pay

      Cons

      a bit of stress but overall not an issue

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    8. 2.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Good pay. Bad hours

      2 Jun 2023 - Mechanic in Monmouth, IL
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay Meat prices Health care 401k

      Cons

      6 days a week Bad management attitudes Other mechanics are immature

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    9. 4.0
      Former Employee

      Great Stepping Stone

      31 May 2023 - Maintenance Supervisor in Sioux Falls, SD
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
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      Pros

      Was able to gain knowledge in PLC's, Industrial Automation, and Management experience.

      Cons

      Worked full weeks, with little time off.

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    10. 1.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Horrifying

      5 Jun 2023 - Supervisor in Tar Heel, NC
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Best reason to work there is the pay

      Cons

      This is a horrible place to work. Upper management is rude

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    11. 5.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      Great place to work

      18 May 2023 - Network Engineer in Smithfield, VA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
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      Pros

      I learned a lot while at Smithfield and traveling to the plants helped me understand just how important my job was.

      Cons

      Traveling got old after a while, but I enjoyed meeting everyone at the plants and made great relationships.

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    Smithfield Foods has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,055 reviews left anonymously by employees. 59% of employees would recommend working at Smithfield Foods to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Smithfield Foods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Smithfield Foods. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

    59% of Smithfield Foods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Smithfield Foods 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

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