Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Position Summary: Creates delivery schedules and manages feed delivery/truck drivers to assure that chickens will thrive by delivering the right feed to the right farms & bins in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Feed Scheduling:
- Create and provide feed mill production the daily delivery schedule in a timely manner for Feed Production Team to ensure feed is available for delivery.
- Provide daily load sheet with appropriate detail to the Feed Load out employees to ensure proper sequencing of loading.
- Arrange deliveries to prove full loads for cost effective hauling.
- Delivery of feed should result in fresh feed provided to the chickens.
- Pick up left over feed within five days.
- Maintain two days of feed on farms.
Feed Delivery:
- Provide accurate detailed delivery instructions for drivers.
- Utilize Samsara to provide daily routes. (see Goals)
- Monitor drivers on Samsara.
- Ensure feed tickets are left at the designated locations at farms/houses.
- Monitor/remind drivers to make sure there is no water in the trailers after a rain.
Driver Supervision:
- Speak to driver face-to-face on a daily basis.
- Ride with a driver on a delivery run a minimum of once a month.
- Ask for feedback from driver for issues at farms (poor roads, etc.) and follow thru with addressing with Production.
- Provide safety training on a monthly basis.
- Investigate grower complaints and provide feedback. Bring resolution. Enlist Feed Mill Manager & HR as needed. Document. Formal HR write-up as needed.
- Investigate TA complaints and provide feedback. Enlist Feed Mill Manager & HR as needed. Document. Formal HR write-up as needed.
- Investigate complaints from the public and provide feedback. Bring resolution. Enlist Feed Mill Manager & HR as needed. Document. Formal HR write-up as needed.
- Give feedback to drivers from weekly Samsara report. Speeding, etc.
Financial:
- Prepares budgets and monitors costs to stay within budget.
- Monitors Agri Stats feed delivery costs and compares to KSC delivery costs.
Communication:
- Over-communicate instructions and changes with everyone involved.
- Follow-up to ensure communications are received.
- Communicate any delivery issues & changes with Technical Advisors.
- Communicate with TAs to ensure accurate farm/house inventories.
- Receive grower calls & respond to questions/issues in a timely manner. Alert Technical Advisor.
- Physically visit the load out room and batch room at least once a week.
Amino:
- Maintain incoming loads and outgoing feed.
Equipment:
- Inspect trucks and trailers weekly for needed repair and cleanliness.
- Ensure DOT regulations are met.
- Ensure trucks are adequately maintained by Penske and repairs and upkeep invoiced correctly.
- Give feedback to drivers regarding cleanliness and/or abuse of equipment.
Goals:
- Implement Samsara feed delivery system for feed deliveries.
- Research and implement best method for planning feed deliveries. (Investigate Amino feed inventory/feed scheduling module.)
- Research and implement best method for accurate on farm inventory tracking.
- Cross train a backup.
- Long term: Education in ingredient and commodity pricing.
- Long term: Receive training and hands on experience in all areas of feed milling.
Skills:
- Communication – ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
- Management – able to organize and direct oneself and effectively supervise others.
- Organized – able to develop and follow systematic methods.
- Decision making – ability to make critical decisions within company policy.
- Microsoft Word - Adequate ability in word to use for reports and documentation.
- Excel – Intermediate skills. Can build spreadsheets, make changes, understands formulas and formatting. Familiar with pivot tables.
- Amino – able to perform tasks Amino related to job position.
Training
- Attend feed mill training seminars and schools as directed by management.
- Cross train with QA position.
Human Resource:
- Prepares driver schedules.
- Approves time off requests, coordinating with Feed Miller Manager.
- Conducts interviews with Feed Mill Manager of potential new drivers.
- Hires new employees as needed completing all new hire documentation.
- Receives employee complaints/issues. Documents. Contacts KSC HR as needed.
- Reconcile driver pay spreadsheets/EselfServ entries.
- Worker’s Compensation documentation/reporting.
- Conduct performance reviews.
- Bi-weekly payroll administration.
Company Policies:
- Follows company policies including: Employee Handbook, Human Resource, Biosecurity and Safety. Responsible for accurate reporting associated with policies.
- Comply with all local, state and federal laws and regulations.
Requirements:
- Minimum education – college degree.
- Microsoft products as noted in skills section.
- One year inventory management experience.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds, climb ladders and operate a pallet jack with 2,000 pounds of material.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Keith Smith Company, Inc.
With over 70 years of "egg-cellence" Keith Smith Company is the largest independent producer and provider of broiler hatching eggs in the U.S.
At Keith Smith, our dedicated professionals offer extensive experience in, and knowledge of, the worldwide poultry market. Our goal is to understand each client's individual needs and specific market demands. As the leading producer of quality hatching eggs, we not only offer an "egg-cellent" product, we arrange for speedy, dependable delivery- whether domestic or international- and give world class technical service and advice to ensure the best product performance.
Employees of KSC are prohibited from owning or having contact with domestic or exotic birds of any sort other than as an employee's job duties required contact with birds owned by KSC.
Company Website: www.keith-smith.com
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