Live Operations Manager
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Job Location:
Chattanooga, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Position at Pilgrims
LIVE OPERATIONS MANAGER
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Responsible for planning organizing directing and controlling production activities to ensure development and delivery of top quality birds for processing on a least-cost basis. Also directs all live haul feed haul and garage activities to ensure timely delivery of live birds for processing the timely delivery of feed to growers and the maintenance of vehicles and equipment in good working condition.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manages directs and coordinates the efforts of the live operations at a processing facility including breeder production broiler production hatcheries feed mills and nutrition to produce least-cost live broilers at the desired quantity and quality to meet broiler requirements of the organization.
May also be responsible for establishing hatchery and breeder/broiler management programs and procedures to ensure overall production meets Complex and Division volume and cost objectives.
Resolves conflict that may arise.
Serves as primary liaison for processing operations including sales activities.
SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties include scheduling supervision and evaluation of work as a Manager (or equivalent) over Assistant Managers and/or Supervisors. Has approval authority of personnel actions such as hirings terminations and disciplinary actions.
Duties include scheduling supervision and evaluation of work as a Manager (or equivalent) over Assistant Managers and/or Supervisors. Has approval authority of personnel actions such as hirings terminations and disciplinary actions.
DECISION MAKING:
Decisions are varied and may require solutions to be developed.
Decisions are varied and may require solutions to be developed.
IMPACT OF DECISIONS:
Decisions will have a direct impact on the department or functional area.
Decisions will have a direct impact on the department or functional area.
COMPLEXITY:
Work is substantially complex and varied and requires the interpretation of technical and detailed guidelines policies and procedures in combination. Analytic ability is required to gather and interpret data to provide solutions after carefully analyzing several facts.
Work is substantially complex and varied and requires the interpretation of technical and detailed guidelines policies and procedures in combination. Analytic ability is required to gather and interpret data to provide solutions after carefully analyzing several facts.
PROBLEM SOLVING:
Solves problems but decisions are varied based upon judgment for particular situation. The partner must apply theory and practical application to resolve problems.
Solves problems but decisions are varied based upon judgment for particular situation. The partner must apply theory and practical application to resolve problems.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Routine discomforts from exposure to moderate heat cold moisture/wetness and unpleasant air conditions. May involve routine exposure to soiled materials and light chemical substances such as cleaning solutions.
EDUCATION: Typically requires a Bachelors degree in a related field.
Routine discomforts from exposure to moderate heat cold moisture/wetness and unpleasant air conditions. May involve routine exposure to soiled materials and light chemical substances such as cleaning solutions.
EDUCATION: Typically requires a Bachelors degree in a related field.
EXPERIENCE:
- Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of DIRECTLY RELATED experience.
- Previous experience in the daily operations of Live Haul Feed Haul and Feed Mill Breeder and Broiler production including Hatchery experience preferred.
- Previous experience in Management and Supervisory duties preferred.
- Previous experience in the poultry or grow out operations preferred.
- Must possess working knowledge of the relationship between Live Operations and the Processing Plant.
- Computer skills to include a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Word Excel etc)
- Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of DIRECTLY RELATED experience.
- Previous experience in the daily operations of Live Haul Feed Haul and Feed Mill Breeder and Broiler production including Hatchery experience preferred.
- Previous experience in Management and Supervisory duties preferred.
- Previous experience in the poultry or grow out operations preferred.
- Must possess working knowledge of the relationship between Live Operations and the Processing Plant.
- Computer skills to include a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Word Excel etc)
EOE including disability/vets.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
About Company
JBS Foods is a leading global food company, with operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, New Zealand and the UK.
