Production Logistics Associate

Duties & Functions:

Manage inventory of wean and feeder hogs as well as gilts and culls by planning animal movements within The Maschhoffs system and through the purchase and/or sale of animals to/from external companies
Manage the full cycle of inventory flow planning including building and communicating plans altering as needed and monitoring the execution of movement plans
Provide inventory and space projections utilized in flow inventory and space planning to facilitate system balancing of yardage cost health stability freight cost and target weight.
Prepare and update system-wide logistics schedules to ensure proper deliveries of pigs to production facilities maintaining farm and transport biosecurity measures.
Assist in the weekly scheduling of cull sows to maximize revenue while adhering to biosecurity needs of breed-to-wean facilities.
Plan and execute changes within the standard planning timeline and escalate near deadline changes with recommendations to leadership.
Prepare and communicate plan summaries transport schedules and key reporting items such as yardage metrics to optimize yardage reduce costs and drive revenue.
Provide after hours on-call support for Supply Management & Logistics Emergency Hotline
Track and report performance metrics and analyze root cause of discrepancies providing improvements to planning and optimization; cultivate innovation with tool development and process improvement.
Leverage system guidelines and principles when planning to maintain expectations and measure success

Skills & Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Production & Inventory Management
Materials and Capacity Planning
Data Entry and Validation
Skill in:
Microsoft Office with Intermediate to Advanced proficiency
Clear and concise verbal and written communication
Providing professional assistance via phone & email
Attention to detail
Organizational and time management
Planning and scheduling in a supply chain environment
Ability to:
Incorporate educated decisions on planning and daily tasks
Manage ambiguity
Perform duties outside typical work hours when necessary including rotating weekends
Work both independently and as a member of a team
Multitask under pressure of deadlines
Balance stakeholders with competing needs and priorities
Collaborate with leadership and various internal departments to increase business acumen drive performance results and advance transparency.

Physical Demands

Climbing: Less than 20%
Crawling/Stooping: Less than 20%
Hearing: Over 70%
Heavy Lifting: Less than 20%
Manual Dexterity: Less than 20%
Pushing/Pulling: Less than 20%
Speaking: Over 70%
Standing: Less than 20%
Visual: Over 70%
Walking: Less than 20%

Compensation:

Targeted pay range of $60000-$70000 USD per year depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits:

The Maschhoffs offers full-time regular employees a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Your choice between a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) plan.
• Two options for dental coverage both of which cover three main types of expenses and cover preventative care at 100%.
• Group rate vision benefits.
• Complimentary Basic Life Insurance as well as voluntary employee spouse and child life insurance policies.
• Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage at no cost to the employee.
• A traditional pre-tax 401(k) plan as well as a Roth 40(k) plan. The Company matches the first 4% of employee contributions which is immediately vested.
• A generous paid time off program including a life event day and volunteer day each year for full time employees.
• Participation in a Company Short Term Incentive Plan (STI) where payments are dependent upon several company factors/metrics.

Required Experience:

IC