4.0
Sep 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Good pay, friendly people to work with
Cons
management sucks, micromanagement everything they need to stop
Smithfield Foods reviews
38% would recommend to a friend
Shane Smith
46% approve of CEO
37% positive business outlook
Smithfield Foods has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,283 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).
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