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Smithfield Employee Reviews

Out of 233 Smithfield employee reviews, 81% were positive. The remaining 19% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Smithfield improve their work culture. The Operations team, with 85% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Smithfield compared to all other departments at the company. The Product team offered the most constructive feedback, with 32% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.

What do you like best about the leadership team?

Leadership Reviews

I feel like part of a team and not have the feeling they are just waiting for a mistake to be made

Highly involved in all processes within the company. They work hard to bring down silos.

My supervisor is very fair

They are very understanding with any situation

Communication & being fair as an employer

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

Leadership Reviews

Bring back HR who’s willing to help employe

Posted 21 days ago

Hiring qualified people for higher level positions

Supporting staff as well as the company. Managers are very company and profit driven but pay little mind to the individual employee and daily processes.

I was forced to sign a sheet saying that I was trained on a job I have never been trained on before I was walked to HR to get a final notice right up and have never had a write up there or any place else. I have never felt so defeated starting a new job ever

Honesty, involvement, giving all info needed

What is the best part about your compensation package?

Compensation Reviews

Cost of benefits is low

It was overall pretty good.

Salary and bonus are more than fair.

The 401k and health benefits

Healthcare is pretty cheap here

Review from Product Dept

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

Compensation Reviews

If HR would just help their employees, it would help a great deal

Posted 21 days ago

Positions are not rated correctly compared to industry when it comes to compensation within the biopharma secror

More time off as a salary employee

Maybe be trained and not written up as a fall person 1.5 hours into training

Fast food workers make as much or more then I do. They are responsible for dropping fries. I am responsible for pig selection, placement, treatments, loadout, projections on market hogs, laundry, ordering supplies, and coordination with outside contractors.

What are some of the best things about your team?

Team Reviews

We run pretty lean so it is a culture of highly trained professionals working quickly in tandem.

Our suffering together makes things seem not as bad.

On time, willing to assist

That everyone really is a team and work together.

Positive, embrace the culture, believe in the Brand

What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?

Team Reviews

They don't need any improvements.

Buying into the corporate culture

Be better coworkers and help when its needed

better communication skills is the key

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

Environment Reviews

The environment is kind of cool.

It's a great team environment, us against our competitors.

Some of the ppl are friendly occasionally

The people seem to enjoy being there

Everyone is dedicated to the company

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Environment Reviews

Commitment to honesty from the administration and not to change the laws to steal some Especially those who work in Hr

Review from Product Dept

Encouragement of work/life balance from the top. Right now the push from the top is to do more with less.

the teams effort to work together and the attitudes

people neeed to talk more and get on the same page

Review from Product Dept

What did you like most about the interview process?

Interviews Reviews

They had put thought into the selection committee.

It was all over telephone.

Review from Product Dept

Personable. Did NOT ask redundant questions.

The manager was a good person.

The orientation, showing us the different ways of who is who through the hat color

What would you improve about your company's interview process?

Interviews Reviews

Start with INS and work up from there

Posted 21 days ago

Conduct interviews and decisions in a timely manner

They lie a lot. Speak the truth and say that we will steal the end of service reward or give it as we want

Review from Product Dept

What makes you most happy at work?

Outlook Reviews

Moat leadership is open to new ideas

Lunchtime, getting off from work, and my breaks.

My director reports and being able to help them overcome challenges

Unique projects make each day a new adventure.

Having a good job and a good working environment

What's going wrong and how can it be improved?

Outlook Reviews

Give workers rights and don't steal them

Review from Product Dept

yall don't give us a break

supervisors show favortism toward other workers.

Review from Operations Dept

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