Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. (Smithfield)
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THE QUICK READ
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. operates a small processing facility in Smithfield, Virginia, the town long known as the Ham Capital of the World. With around 25 employees, this plant processes pork, chicken, and turkey into both ready-to-eat and not-ready-to-eat products. Virginia state law requires that any product sold as Smithfield ham be processed within the town limits, tying the facility directly to the region's signature cured-meat tradition.
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PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Virginia
- $24.04–$34.54/hr
- What techs ask in Virginia
- $29.19–$37.08/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 36 techs in our network, Virginia
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Virginia
- $22.12–$33.76/hr
- What techs ask in Virginia
- $27.12–$38.24/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $23.28–$33.20/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 19 techs in our network, Virginia · 9 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
- ~25
- Products
- chicken, not-ready-to-eat, pork, processing, ready-to-eat, turkey
- Size
- Very Small
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN SMITHFIELD, VA
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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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