Fully onsite role with a scheduled shift of 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM.Guides daily activities of assigned department’s onboarding for new hires and transfers. Works closely with Human Resources and operations to ensure team members receive the mentoring, coaching, and training to be successful in their new role and adjust to the new environment.
At Butterball, we exist to help people pass love on. As the most recognized name in turkey, the brand represents more than 60 years of cherished memories, providing quality, great tasting products that make meals something to celebrate every day. We proudly believe that life at Butterball means having a team who supports you, having the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, and making an impact on the health of others daily.
Whether you choose to work at one of our five (5) manufacturing facilities in NC, AR, MO, farms in AR, NC, and KS, corporate office in NC, IL, or in the field, we believe we have an opportunity for everyone to succeed. At Butterball, we believe in fostering a culture where every team member is valued, has the opportunity to grow professionally and contribute to our success. Join us in our Purpose and apply for an opportunity today!
Key Responsibilities
- Supervises the day-to-day activities of a team of hourly individual contributors. Provides guidance, coaching, and support to ensure successful completion of tasks. Participates in basic HR activities. Enforces systems, policies, and procedures.
- Oversees and/or conducts On-The-Job (OTJ) training and coaching to ensure team members acquire the skills, knowledge, and behaviors needed to become productive and engaged members of our team. Ensures adequate review of our OTJ documents and Safety Analysis for each assigned job task. Maintains training records.
- Helps ensure new team members participate in onboarding Injury Prevention, which includes the new team member Ramp In work schedule, strengthening and stretching exercises, Start-up Soreness Education, coordinate Upper extremity massage appointments, Hand Grip Testing, etc.
- Ensures new team members can perform tasks correctly and safely, including a strong understanding of the correct usage of work tools, personal protective equipment (PPE), and Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Works closely with HR business partners to identify relationships between onboarding experiences, turnover, absenteeism, accident/injury rates, and performance and implement solutions.
- Supports orientation training to include safety, quality, and human resources. Handles sensitive and confidential employee information.
- Monitors new team members’ progress regarding their job performance. Keeps relevant parties informed of any behavioral or training issues that impact the new team member’s performance.
- Documents new team member’s job performance progress and provide input on job performance status. Ensures direct supervisors are kept up-to-speed on each team member’s progress.
- Coordinates with relevant parties regarding the placement of newly hired team members. Collaborates to ensure team members receive appropriate rotation and support.
Minimum Qualifications (Educations & Experience)
- * High school diploma / GED
- 4+ years of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
- 1+ year of leadership experience or the knowledge, skills and abilities to succeed in the role
Knowledge, Skills, And AbilitiesButterball Core Competencies
AboutCaring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:
- Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs.
- Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.
- Stewardship: We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.
- Enthusiastic Attitudes: We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.
- Continuous Improvement: We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate
Essential Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- * Good leadership skills with the ability to coach, support, and motivate a team
- Working knowledge of training and onboarding best practices
- Strong working knowledge of policies, procedures, and rules of the plant and company
- Excellent communication, organization, time-management, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills with the ability to support team members at any level
- Ability to interpret and educate on standard practices, policies, and procedures
- Ability to provide guidance for new team members regarding the facility Safety and Food Safety programs technology skills, including applicant tracking tool(s)
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- * Previous experience conducting on-the-job training (individual or large groups)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office or data entry (Microsoft Forms, Word, Excel)
- Bilingual English-Spanish or English-Creole (read, write, speak)
Physical Demands
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions
- Work will be performed in a variety of conditions including a climate-controlled office environment(s) and in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions. This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the manufacturing environment.
- The noise level of the office environment is usually moderate; the noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.
- Occasional travel may be required.
Disclaimer
We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.
This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
