Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. (Monmouth)
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THE QUICK READ
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. runs a large-scale pork processing plant in Monmouth, Illinois, where crews process roughly 12,600 hogs a day into fresh cuts, bacon, and fresh sausage. The facility employs around 1,600 to 1,800 workers, making it the largest employer in Monmouth. Built in 1964, the plant changed hands several times — operating as Agar, Wilson Foods, and Farmland Foods — before Smithfield acquired it in 2003. Today it accounts for roughly three percent of the nation's fresh pork supply, and Smithfield has invested in infrastructure upgrades including new wastewater lines and updated electrical systems.
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PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Illinois
- $29.15–$42.45/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $35.06–$46.22/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 12 techs in our network, Illinois
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Illinois
- $25.34–$36.59/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $30.64–$39.95/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $25.49–$37.19/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 35 techs in our network, Illinois · 5 postings
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~500
- Products
- beef/livestock, not-ready-to-eat, pork, processing, slaughter
- Size
- Large
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN MONMOUTH, IL
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ABOUT SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP.
Smithfield Foods is a large food-processing company headquartered in Mason City, Iowa. It operates 39 U.S. facilities across multiple states, with locations including Mason City, Lincoln, Crete, Sioux Falls, and Smithfield. Its products include pork, beef, chicken, turkey, slaughter, and ready-to-eat and not-ready-to-eat foods. The company uses ammonia refrigeration, and its largest site has 500 employees.
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