3rd Shift Load & Haul Assistant Manager

Michigan Turkey Producers Co-op; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Turkey Producers Co-op is seeking a hands-on Load and Haul supervisor to oversee live bird grow-out, ensure safety, animal welfare, and strict biosecurity and regulatory compliance at the plant.

You will supervise associates, coordinate weekly kill schedules with plant needs, maintain loading records, and ensure birds arrive live to production on schedule, while upholding USDA/OSHA/MIOSHA standards.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience loading and hauling turkeys.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Good written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple levels of management.
• Strong comprehensive and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe working conditions for Load and Haul associates.
• Supervise related Load and Haul activities and associates.
• Interviewing and training of new associates.
• Conduct safety meetings and ensure welfare standards compliance.
• Coordinate weekly kill schedule with plant needs and farm schedule.
• Maintain loading equipment and accurate records for schedules and statistics.
• Be available to assist Load and Haul to meet schedule deadlines.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Job description

Essential Functions and Role

This is a "hands on" leadership role, under the supervision of the Load and Haul Manager and meeting the Company standards,the function of this role is to be responsible for all areas of live bird grow out to include:

People:

• Provide safe working conditions for all Load and Haul associates
• Supervision of all related Load and Haul activities and associates
• Assist in the interviewing and training of new associates
• Conduct meetings with associates on safety and other job-related issues
• Ensure associates are informed and meet the requirements of all animal welfare standards, as well as policies and procedures of USDA, OSHA and MIOSHA
• Coach associates on the importance of working safe and in a team environment
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Process:

• Coordinate weekly kill schedule with plant needs and farm schedule
• Implement, train and manage Animal Welfare Standards
• Manage daily loading operations
• Maintain and report accurate records of all loading statistics
• Communicate regularly with operations plant management
• Maintain loading equipment to efficiently accomplish slaughter schedule
• Provide supervision and oversight of loading functions
• Keep accurate records of schedules and accounting
• Be available to assist Load and Haul at all times to assure the turkeys arrive on schedule

Product:

• Daily and weekly harvest scheduling

• Must deliver birds to production plant live on arrival
• Manage loading schedule with contracted haul vendor
• Responsible for the safety, maintenance and operation of live haul equipment to efficiently accomplish slaughter schedule
• Oversee safety, maintenance and operation of load and haul transport

Qualifications:

• Five years of experience loading and hauling turkeys
• Previous supervisory experience
• Good written and oral communications skills
• Ability to work effectively with multiple levels of management
• Strong comprehensive and problem-solving skills

Due to biosecurity reasons, cannot own or live with any birds or poultry including, but not limited to chickens, turkeys, ducks, squab, quail, guineafowl, peafowl, song birds, or parrots. Known contact with these animals while employed should also be addressed to assess for biosecurity risk on a case-by-case basis.

Physical Qualifications

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

• Wear necessary Personal Protective Wear including but not limited to: Protective Eye Wear, Ear plugs, Hard Hat, Hair Net, Cotton gloves
• Using hands and fingers, must be able load the birds in the cage.
• Twist, bend, reach, and stand for 8-12 hours or the duration of the shift.

• Occasionally lift greater than 50 lbs. throughout your shift.
• Stage boards at beginning and end of shift.
• Constantly stand on your feet throughout your shift
• Constantly flag throughout your shift.
• Work outdoors in all weather conditions

MTP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. MTP is proud to have a tobacco, drug, and alcohol- free work environment.