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Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.

Headquartered in Grayson, KY · Food Processing · 28 U.S. facilities

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About Smithfield Packaged Meats

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Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. is a food processing company headquartered in Sioux City, IA, operating 28 facilities across the United States. The company specializes in beef and pork processing, slaughter, and ready-to-eat product manufacturing. Smithfield uses ammonia refrigeration systems across its operations.

28U.S. facilitiesSource: Corporate / EPA RMP
500Employees (Grayson)Source: Workforce data
AmmoniaRefrigeration systemSource: EPA RMP
LargeFacility size classSource: USDA FSIS

inventory_2 What They Make

processingready-to-eatnot-ready-to-eatporkbeefbeef/livestockslaughter

person_search Candidate Intelligence

  • check_circleLarge, established food processing employer with facilities in multiple regions—opportunity for career stability in meat processing and production roles
  • check_circleWork in slaughter, processing, and ready-to-eat production at sites ranging from the Midwest to the Southeast and Northeast
  • check_circleMulti-facility operator means potential for internal mobility and advancement across 28 U.S. locations
  • check_circleLargest single site employs 500+ workers, indicating substantial operational scale and structured workforce

business_center Client Intelligence

  • warning237 ammonia-refrigerated plants operate within ~250 miles of core locations; competing talent markets include Topeka, Council Bluffs, and Des Moines
  • warningSpecialized refrigeration and process safety expertise required; company operates without a formal PSM program, limiting regulatory hiring constraints
  • warningGeographically diversified footprint across 28 sites creates distributed hiring demand but concentrated labor competition in Midwest packing centers
Grayson

Grayson, KY

Sioux City is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 86,875 in 2024, making it the fourth-most populous city in Iowa. The county seat of Woodbury County, Sioux City is the primary city of the five-county Sioux City metropolitan area, which had 144,334 residents on the 2020 census. Sioux City and the surrounding areas of northwestern Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota are sometimes referred to collectively as Siouxland.

Source: Wikipedia
Sources: EPA RMP, USDA FSIS, Apollo, Wikidata / Wikipedia, Company website, Food Engineering, News.
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