Fresh Pork Production Scheduling Manager
Company: Perdue Farms
Location: Sioux City
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Niman Ranch supports a community of more than 720 independent
farmers and ranchers who raise pork, beef and lamb traditionally,
humanely and sustainably to deliver the finest tasting meat. Niman
Ranch is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into
its second century of growth and innovation.SummaryThe Pork
Production Scheduling Manager is responsiblle for scheduling
assigned categories or plants for Niman Ranch Fresh Pork division.
This includes determining fresh pork surpluses, production
scheduling, working closely with Fresh & Prepared Foods Production
Directors, liaison with plant personnel and plant issues. Position
also entails weekly coordination with other aspects of pork
operations, trade marketing and sales for forecasting and
allocation communications.Principal and Essential Duties &
ResponsibilitiesProvide weekly surplus for Fresh Pork: utilizing
forecasts, demand, production, inventory, available head count,
seasonal adjustments.Evaluates Sales Forecasts vs. Actual Orders
for Fresh Pork with Sales Forecasting Manager to improve
accuracy.Manages packaging for Fresh Pork. This will include
maintaining inventory to ensure no disruption to production as a
result of out of stock packaging. Developing new packaging or
updating any current packaging as needed.Regularly visits
production plants and co-packer(s) to address current issues or
problems, find opportunities for lower costs and/or greater
efficiencies, or conduct inventory counts.Assist with new Fresh
Pork product requests involving new code setup and production spec
creation.Maintain Belly and Ham forecast worksheet.Maintain
promotional tracker for Fresh Pork teams and analyzing any
outcomes.Maintain weekly shorts and allocation worksheets for Fresh
Pork teams.Maintain weekly and daily Fresh Pork USDA pricing
tracker.Maintain Production Register Costing workbook for Fresh
Pork.Verify production and track production yields for the Fresh
Pork Team.Ability to schedule Fresh Pork production on a weekly
basis. Will entail the following:Schedules fresh pork production
based on weekly Sales and Prepared Pork raw material orders.Creates
weekly production schedules for plants and co-packers.Coordinates
Prepared Food s raw material production and shipping
breakout.Provides weekly surplus beyond orders that will need to be
coordinated with the plant.Minimum EducationHigh school or
equivalent.Experience RequirementsBachelor s degree in Meat
Science, Supply Chain Management, Business, or 3+ years of meat
industry or production experiencePrior experience working with
manufacturing processes for prepared meats or fresh meats;
preferred experience in porkExcellent verbal and written
communicationProficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Power
Point.Willingness to travel as necessary, with emphasis on
attending production on a weekly basis.Team player and detail
orientedBased in Sioux City/Sioux Center, IA. Remote location
considered pending ability to travel. Experience
PreferredEnvironmental Factors and Physical RequirementsTime spent
in refrigerated meat plant environment for up to 5 days per week.
The remainder of the week will be spent on yield reports, logistics
and industrial sales out of plant, company or home office. Position
requires exposure to plant and shipping areas, which involves
exposure to cold temperatures, moving parts, noise, and equipment.
Office time also required for viewing the cut sheets, verifying
specs and shipping destinations and order matching.Perdue Farms,
Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran
status.
Keywords: Perdue Farms, Sioux City , Fresh Pork Production Scheduling Manager, Professions , Sioux City, Iowa
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