Poult Scheduler

Willmar-Poultry-Farms; Willmar (MN); On-site; USD 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA with company match

401K with company match

PTO and personal days

Holiday pay

Life insurance

Job summary

Willmar Poultry Farms in Willmar, MN seeks a full-time Poult Scheduler to coordinate poult placements from hatchery to farms and to align poults with production needs. You will work closely with growers, hatchery staff, transportation teams and management to keep schedules accurate and timely.

The role requires strong organizational skills, experience in poultry operations, and proficiency with Excel. You will manage daily and long-range plans, adjust orders based on hatch numbers, and

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in poultry production, live operations, scheduling, logistics, or production planning preferred.
• Experience in day-to-day hatchery operations is required.
• Understanding of transportation logistics.
• Familiarity with Excel and M-Tech (Amino).
• Knowledge of biosecurity and animal welfare protocols and industry regulations.
• Knowledge of turkey egg and poult handling procedures.
• Knowledge of poultry production practices and hatchery operations.
• Strong organizational and scheduling skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate poult placements from hatchery to farms.
• Manage poult placement schedules and communicate with growers.
• Adjust daily poult placement orders based on hatch numbers.
• Serve as primary contact for growers regarding poult placements.
• Communicate placement details to growers (dates, numbers, services).
• Provide updated schedules when hatch results require changes.
• Balance LH/HH ratios weekly based on plant requests.
• Communicate daily with hatchery, growers, drivers, and management.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and develop mitigation plans.

Skills

Transportation logistics understanding

Excel familiarity

Biosecurity knowledge

Animal welfare knowledge

Poultry production knowledge

Excellent communication

Detail oriented

Scheduling skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Excel

M-Tech (Amino)

Job description

Willmar Poultry Farms is seeking a full-time Poult Scheduler. An Affiliate of Life-Science Innovations, Willmar Poultry Farms is a commercial grow out company who grows turkeys for various customers, with farms located in the central MN areas.

Summary of Core Responsibilities

The Poult Scheduler is responsible for coordinating and managing poult placements from hatchery to farms, ensuring the efficient and timely placement of poults while maintaining strong communication with growers, hatchery personnel, transportation teams, and internal operations. This role plays a critical part in aligning poult supply with production needs, managing placement schedules, developing transportation plans, and responding to changing operational conditions, including disease-related regulatory requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate between hatchery operations and growers to efficiently place all poults produced through Headstart Hatching.


• Manage and maintain poult placement schedules, communicating proactively with growers regarding schedule changes, delays, or operational issues.


• Adjust daily poult placement orders based on actual hatch numbers and available poults.


• Serve as the primary point of contact for growers regarding poult placements and related concerns.


• Communicate placement details to growers, including:


• Placement dates


• Number of poults


• Requested services


• Preferred delivery dates and times


• Provide updated placement schedules to growers when hatch results require placements to be advanced or delayed.


• Updating the long-range poult plan based on actual placements and known delays.


• Using the poult planning tool.


• Balance Light Hen (LH)/ Heavy Hen (HH) ratios for each week based on plant requests.


• Once projections are made based on candling, communicate a firmer placement schedule with the farms.


• Placement date, number of birds, services requested and preferred delivery day/time.


• Send this information to hatchery.


• Balance orders with actual hatch numbers each service day and provide updates on placement dates to farms that need to pull up or push back a day.


• In HPAI times, coordinating MPQs, BCAPs and all the other regulatory stuff. Knowing when control zones will drop, etc.


• Build and maintain positive working relationships with growers.


• Gather feedback from growers regarding poult quality and performance.


• Collect mortality, weight, and flock performance data when available to support operational analysis and decision-making.


• Address grower concerns and facilitate communication between growers and internal stakeholders.


• Communicate daily with hatchery personnel, growers, transportation providers, and management regarding placement status and operational updates.


• Ensure all stakeholders have accurate and timely information regarding hatch numbers, delivery schedules, and placement plans.


• Identify scheduling conflicts or risks and develop solutions to minimize operational disruptions.

Ideal Candidate Summary

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred


• Previous experience in poultry production, live operations, agricultural scheduling, logistics, transportation coordination, or production planning preferred.


• Previous experience in day-to-day hatchery operations is required.


• Understanding of transportation logistics.


• Familiarity with Excel and M-Tech (Amino).


• Knowledge of biosecurity and animal welfare protocols and industry regulations.


• Knowledge of turkey egg and poult handling procedures.


• Knowledge of poultry production practices and hatchery operations. Strong organizational and scheduling skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.


• Detail oriented, strong multitasking skills and ability to organize dynamic schedules.


• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.


• Must be able to solve problems in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation and Benefits Eligible

We are proud to offer a generous benefit package in addition to competitive compensation. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance options, aHealth Savings Account with companymatch, 401K plan with company match up to 4% of your compensation, PTO accrual, two personal days per year, holiday pay, and company paid life insurance.

Starting wage: $26.74-$33.42