Mission To produce good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet.
Description Headquartered in Smithfield, Va. since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. With more than 60,000 jobs globally, we are dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly®" and serve as one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies.
We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30 percent across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our communities.
Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others.
Smithfield Foods has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,279 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Smithfield Foods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 40% of employees would recommend working at Smithfield Foods to a friend. This is based on 1,287 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
62% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Smithfield Foods as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Smithfield Foods.