Smithfield Dry Sausage Plant to Close, Cutting 190 Jobs
February 11, 2026 | 1 min to read
Smithfield said it will absorb production in its other plants, with operations ending in August.
Smithfield Foods will shut down its Springfield dry sausage facility by August, a move that will eliminate 190 jobs and end the company’s only production operation in Massachusetts.
In a statement to Boston.com, Smithfield said it will shift the plant’s work to other packaged-meats facilities and it’s offering transition support to affected employees, including opportunities to apply for positions elsewhere in the company.
According to the company’s 2024 annual report, Smithfield operates 31 production plants in the U.S. and Mexico, with the nearest facility to Massachusetts located in New Jersey.
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