Post job

Employee reviews

3.79/5

Out of 14 Smithfield Foods reviews, 50% were positive.

5 stars

4 stars

3 stars

2 stars

1 star

Based on 14 ratings

Overall rating
3.8
Salary and benefits
4.1
Work environment
3.4
Management
3.0
Career opportunities
2.7
Diversity and inclusion
3.3
Work at Smithfield Foods?
Share your experience

Smithfield Foods reviews

Employee reviews
profile
3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2024
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

Pay is good compared to other places and the benefits are good

Cons of working at Smithfield Foods

Biggest con for working here is being black work life is harder you have bigger expectations you get targeted and wrote up for same or lesser things than other races

Smithfield Foods benefits

Health benefits

What do you like best about Smithfield Foods's CEO and the leadership team?

Never met ceo

How would you improve Smithfield Foods's culture?

Management changing up human resources having supervisor learn all jobs

How did you prepare for the Smithfield Foods interview?

Getting myself together

How does your compensation at Smithfield Foods compare to the industry average?

I feel the compensation is at good level

What's the diversity at Smithfield Foods like?

It's bad may get lucky

What brings you the most joy at Smithfield Foods?

Most joy is the paychecks

Is this useful?
profile
3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2025
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

The pay, and some jobs are ok

Cons of working at Smithfield Foods

They fire you at a drop of a hat, their isn’t many white people, blacks are ok Mexicans are mean and get away with everything

Smithfield Foods benefits

Paychecks

What do you like best about Smithfield Foods's CEO and the leadership team?

Not much

How would you improve Smithfield Foods's culture?

Hire more white people, groups and groups of brown and they don’t act kindly to coworkers

How did you prepare for the Smithfield Foods interview?

I didn’t have to prepare

How does your compensation at Smithfield Foods compare to the industry average?

Better than most but only in Missouri

What's the diversity at Smithfield Foods like?

I don’t like it

What brings you the most joy at Smithfield Foods?

Working and clocking out

Is this useful?
profile
4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

There is a lot of space for upward mobility if you are willing to move for work

Cons of working at Smithfield Foods

There is a huge push toward short term objectives and not much emphasis on routine maintenance or longevity.

Is this useful?
profile
5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

The interaction with clients and training new employees while providing a positive work environment.

Smithfield Foods benefits

Yearly bonus, company car and gas card.

Is this useful?
profile
4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

Benefits are great, a lot of opportunity for growth in the company

Cons of working at Smithfield Foods

Micro-management, hard labor

Smithfield Foods benefits

Bonus program on the production side

Is this useful?
profile
4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

There is a lot of space for upward mobility if you are willing to move for work

Cons of working at Smithfield Foods

There is a huge push toward short term objectives and not much emphasis on routine maintenance or longevity.

Is this useful?
profile
5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2021
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

It kept me busy and expectant of something

Cons of working at Smithfield Foods

There is no time given to workers

Smithfield Foods benefits

Exposure to new person

Is this useful?
profile
3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

The overtime That we was allowed to get

Cons of working at Smithfield Foods

Nothing I loved it

Smithfield Foods benefits

Benefits I loved it

Is this useful?
profile
4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

Benefits are great, a lot of opportunity for growth in the company

Cons of working at Smithfield Foods

Micro-management, hard labor

Smithfield Foods benefits

Bonus program on the production side

Is this useful?
profile
3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2019
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

Setting my own hours

Cons of working at Smithfield Foods

Management has no clue. People leaving right and left

Smithfield Foods benefits

None. Watching others get bonuses and I get none.

Is this useful?
profile
5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019
Pros of working at Smithfield Foods

The interaction with clients and training new employees while providing a positive work environment.

Smithfield Foods benefits

Yearly bonus, company car and gas card.

Is this useful?

Rate the responsiveness of Smithfield Foods to employee reviews.

Zippia waving zebra
Work at Smithfield Foods? Share your experience

Zippia score

Smithfield Foods salaries

7.2
Salary score
The national average salary for a Smithfield Foods employee in the United States is $36,528 per year or $18 per hour. Employees in the top 10 percent can make over $59,000 per year, while employees at the bottom 10 percent earn less than $22,000 per year.

Smithfield Foods demographics summary

9.9
Diversity score
We calculated the diversity score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of their workforce

Smithfield Foods financial performance

9.8
Performance score
We calculated the performance score of companies by measuring multiple factors, including revenue, longevity, and stock market performance.

Do you work at Smithfield Foods?

Did Smithfield Foods encourage employee feedback?