Transportation Specialist – Beef

Purpose and Scope/General Summary: We are looking for a Transportation Specialist (Load Tyer II) to join our Beef Transportation team in Greeley, CO! This person will work cross-functionally with freight planners, sales teams, customer service and plant shipping personnel to assist with load tying and planning. Hours are 7:00am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday.

Responsibilities:

• Reduce or eliminate out of route miles by sequencing drop deliveries according to receiving hours and provide for a logical route of delivery. 
• Provide timely loading schedules for the plants to increase efficiency
• Inform sales of weight requirements to achieve full loads, reduce costs and ensure deadlines are met to achieve on time delivery
• Identify priority customers or difficult shipping regions to maximize potential delivery issues
• Notify plant shipping personnel, traffic, scheduling, load planners and load trackers of any changes made to loads to avoid potential issues
• Inform sales of orders showing in “will fill/do not tie” status or block status
• Coordinate with other plants switching of sales orders to facilitate load tying
• Roll orders to next available receiving that pass their OBT
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: 

• Experience with load coordination, customer service or related field strongly preferred
• Experience fostering and growing business relationships with Sales, Scheduling, Freight Planners and Customer Service
• Creative and outside the box thinker
• Comfortable learning new systems and computer software
• Can work well in a team
• Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
• As a salaried position with the company, you may be required to travel at some point to other facilities, to attend Company events, or as a representative of the Company in other situations. Unless otherwise specified in this posting, the amount of travel may vary and the most qualified candidate must be willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base salary range of $60,000-$65,000
• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program; and
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.

The posted salary range represents the Company’s good faith estimate of the compensation that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, qualifications, tenure, internal equity, market data, and may vary accordingly.

This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: JBS USA is a leading global food company providing diversified, high-quality products to customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. Our team members and facilities in the United States allow us to offer a diverse portfolio of fresh, value added and branded beef, pork, chicken and prepared foods products. JBS USA is also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in the world. JBS USA employs more than 72,000 team members in 31 United States and Canada. Our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.