Fort Smith, AR - Shipping Supervisor… at Bachoco Group · Fort Smith

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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Bachoco USA is seeking a Shipping Supervisor for the Fort Smith, AR Further Processing facility.

Summary: This position reports to the Shipping Superintendent and is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of transportation associated with production distribution, moving raw and further processed materials on site, packaging, and other material to and from the warehouse.

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

• Schedule and arrange movement of materials on-site.
• Responsible for all paperwork as required on all inbound and outbound loads.
• Transfer goods and materials in the system.
• Manage operations at off-site warehouse.
• Responsible for overseeing movement of product on production floor.
• Resolve problems concerning raw materials and packaging materials.
• Maintain freezer and cooler inventory and assist with monthly inventory.
• Responsible for alerting dock personnel when trailers will be available to load (trailer load sheet).
• Responsible for overseeing time entered for payroll of all department employees.
• Collaborate with other departments to resolve any issues with the movement of products, supplies, raw materials, etc. such as production, quality assurance, and/or accounting.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises 6-10 employees in shipping, receiving, and at the off-site warehouse. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred.

Experience Requirement:

• Minimum of one (1) year of supervisory or lead experience in manufacturing operations required. Experience in food manufacturing is preferred.

Requirements:

• Relevant supervisory or lead experience in par fry, fully cooked, further processing operations preferred
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
• Ability to build relationships and influence to get results
• Bi-lingual in English / Spanish a plus

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.

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 add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of payroll systems, Excel, PowerPoint, spreadsheet software and Outlook.

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 and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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, moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and vibration. 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.