Smithfield Foods: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 77

  open professional roles

• 156

  opened in the last 90 days

  156 in the last 12 months

• 7%

  of roles are remote

• 28

  states hiring

  Virginia, North Carolina, Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, Missouri

What it hires for: Engineering (25), Operations (23), Sales (15), Human Resources (11), Data & Analytics (5). By level: manager (69), early career (30), senior ic (17), mid level (12), director (10).

Where: Smithfield, VA (40), Suffolk, VA (9), Sioux Falls, SD (8), Tar Heel, NC (7), Denison, IA (6), Saint Charles, IL (5), Smithfield, Virginia (4), Cincinnati, OH (3).

Smithfield Foods hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Smithfield Foods's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 160 professional roles in that time.
• 21 of Smithfield Foods's 81 open roles (26%) are entry-level or early-career.
• 1 open roles (1%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Power Automate.
• Of the 48 open roles that state where the work happens, 8 remote, 40 on-site.
• 19% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 14% for Agriculture & Food Production employers.
• 5 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 22 days ago.
• By open professional roles, Smithfield Foods ranks #12 of 59 Agriculture & Food Production employers we track.

What Smithfield Foods asks for

AI tools named: Power Automate (1).

How Smithfield Foods compares with Agriculture & Food Production employers

Median across 59 Agriculture & Food Production employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Open roles

• Financial Analyst - Procurement FinanceSmithfield, VA · $60k–$88k
• Project EngineerHarrison, OH
• HR Business PartnerRaleigh, NC
• HR Business PartnerGreenfield, IN
• Senior Process Improvement EngineerMilan, MO
• Project EngineerArnold, PA
• Project Engineering Manager - RelocationGrayson, KY
• ParalegalSmithfield, VA · $60k–$88k
• Packaging Specifications ManagerSmithfield, Virginia
• Associate R&D TechnologistSmithfield, Virginia

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What Smithfield Foods pays

Across 29 postings with a posted range, pay is below the market range for the same roles. 19% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Common questions

Is Smithfield Foods hiring?

Smithfield Foods has 77 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 156 opened in the last 90 days and 156 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.

How well does Smithfield Foods pay?

Across 29 postings with a posted salary range, Smithfield Foods's pay is below the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does Smithfield Foods hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 21 of Smithfield Foods's 81 open roles (26%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does Smithfield Foods offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 48 open roles that state where the work happens, 8 remote, 40 on-site.

What skills does Smithfield Foods ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are workday (71), excel (25), sap (21), project management (18), powerpoint (10), risk management (8).