James Harris has worked for Smithfield Foods since April 2020. James started with Smithfield as the superintendent of Bone-in Hams and was promoted to operations manager in July 2021. As the operations manager, James is responsible for all operations aspects of a 60+mm pound per year, including the raw, injecting, smoking, and processing areas of the division. James has been in the food manufacturing industry since 2009. Over 10 of those years were spent in poultry harvesting, processing, and further processing plants. James hold a B.S. and master’s degree in Agribusiness Management from Mississippi State University.