Logistic specialist

Butterball, LLC, one of America’s most iconic brands, helps consumers celebrate Thanksgiving and every day in between. Located in the thriving Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, our goal is to provide a diverse array of career opportunities and paths which include our farms, processing facilities and support offices.

Job Summary

Scheduling and placement of poults into the grower facilities and coordinating with processing plant deliveries of finished birds for kill scheduling.

Tracking and communicating placements to support areas (Service Techs, Live Haul, Feed Mill, Shavings Department) of the approximate delivery dates.

Communicating placements to Feed mill for feed scheduling deliveries to be coordinated

• Schedule all transfers of poults on a weekly basis; distribute schedules to Meat bird Service Technicians, Live Operations personnel, and Processing plant management,
• Participate in Live Operations meetings to coordinate and Communicate poult positions, needs and opportunities.
• Prepare sales schedule and coordinate with processing plants every week. Distribute schedules to Live Operations personnel, make any revisions due to changes that occur.
• Manages, maintains and adjusts the processing schedule for Butterball grower division.
• Coordinates brood hub movement schedules and communicates with transport teams.
• Generate and distribute various reports for flock sampling purposes. (regulatory sampling, internal sampling, routine treatment etc.

Sends notifications to Live operations personnel.

Liaison with Logistics Manager to coordinate north and south division flock processing at Mount Olive plant

Coordinate communication relating to Kill Scheduling with Live Operations team and Live Haul teams.

• Ensure to keep South Division vehicle inventory management, Tractors, Trailers and, update changes up to date.
• Maintain Grower files detailing active farms and their locations, square Footage, equipment styles / setup, and any other farm specific information as directed.
• Generate various accounting reporting from files tracking daily kill and brooder transfers.

Perform other related functions as assigned by Logistic Manager.

Education Requirements

Four-year degree in Business or Poultry Science, preferred and previous work experience handling scheduling.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to compile reports and presentations and effectively present information to top management, public groups and customers
• Computer skills, including proficient level Microsoft Excel, word, and power point

Occasional travel may be required

Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of

all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color,

national origin, physical or mental disability, military / veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity

and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status

protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer : disability / veteran

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified.

Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Butterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military / veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.

This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug / Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.

Last updated : 2024-09-07