Bachoco Group is a leading multi-business and multiprotein producer, and one of the top ten largest globally, with over 40,000 employees. We offer a wide portfolio of products, including chicken, eggs, pork, beef, pet food, and more. Through Bachoco USA, we deliver high-quality chicken products to the U.S. market, serving retail, food service, and national accounts through our fully integrated operations, which include farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants.

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Summary: Meets with Plant Manager on production and distribution activities and changes. Meets with production and distribution supervisors to relay all pertinent information about production schedules, changes and employee policy changes. Reviews to make sure production standards are being met. Assists supervisors in handling people issues. Coordinates and interacts with all other department heads. Acts in place of Plant & Distribution Manager when he/she is unavailable.                                           

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Monitors and instructs supervisors in Production and Distribution.
• Keeps Plant Manager informed on any production, distribution, maintenance or logistics problems.
• Assists Plant Manager in communication of information to supervisors and leads.
• Evaluates line performance to insure we achieve most economical process (Yield and cost standards) and maintain high standard of quality.
• Meets with management on any problems and/or new ideas on flow, process or equipment.
• Chairs the Ergonomic & Safety committees during monthly meetings.
• Handles any personnel problems that are referred to him/her by supervisors or upper management.
• Coordinates production activities with other department heads i.e. Heavener, Reed Lane, and Newlon Warehouse.
• Performs yard checks including but not limited to: trailer temps, fuel, loading status, trailers sealed, railcar status and overall condition of building.
• Reviews cycle count inventories.
• Authorizes inventory adjustments.
• Performs all other assigned duties as necessary.
• Performs weekly meetings with USDA. Handling USDA concerns and keeps track until it closed.
• Meets with maintenance team on any problems and/or new ideas on flow, process or equipment.
• Keeps QA supervisor communication on any production, distribution, USDA problems.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Supervisory Responsibilities                                                    

Manages 6 subordinate supervisors who supervise a total of 90 employees in Production and Distribution. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience                                                   

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills                                                

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills                                                     

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability                                              

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills                                               

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Contact Management systems; Payroll systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations 

Must receive HACCP certification.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Bachoco USA reserves the right to conduct background screenings for positions deemed necessary and in accordance with applicable laws.

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

*Unsolicited Assistance: Please note that Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco USA.