# Herdsperson - Fox Ridge

Hiring organization: [Smithfield Foods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/smithfield-foods)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fc5dabd5-8a69-4a6a-937a-6a0a8ce41d9f

Listed on Smithfield Foods's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Entry
- Location: Wadesboro, NC
- Salary: 17 – 17 USD per hour

## Summary

This role involves hands-on animal care and farm maintenance at a pig production facility, supporting herd technicians with feeding, health treatments, sanitation, and equipment operation. It suits someone physically capable of demanding farmwork who is committed to animal welfare and can adapt to variable scheduling including weekends and on-call duties.

_Our summary, not Smithfield Foods's wording._

## Required

- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to perform hard physical labor
- Willingness to shower daily in and out of facility
- Ability to work 48-hour work weeks with variable scheduling
- Weekend, evening, and holiday work as needed
- On-call availability for emergencies
- Ability to work with antibiotics including penicillin
- Ability to tolerate blood, animal dander, manure, dust, and noise

## Nice to have

- Previous livestock handling experience

Apply on Smithfield Foods's site: https://smithfieldfoods.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Wadesboro-NC/Herdsperson---Fox-Ridge_R-2026-11210