Transportation Manager

Live Haul Manager

The Live Haul Manager is responsible for coordinating the safe, timely, and efficient movement of birds from growers to Farmer Focus processing operations. This role serves as the primary liaison between third-party haulers, growers, and Farmer Focus, ensuring harvest schedules, communication, scale house operations, and transportation activities are aligned with production needs, animal welfare expectations, safety standards, and business priorities.

Compensation: $80,000 - $90,000 annually

Farmer Focus offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support team members' health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Available offerings may include weekly payroll, paid time off and sick leave, semi-subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision plan options, a 401(k) plan with company match, education reimbursement opportunities, employee assistance programs (EAP), and internal learning, development, and career growth programs.

Qualifications:

• Experience in fleet haul management, transportation coordination, live haul, logistics, agriculture, or a closely related operational environment required.
• Prior leadership or supervisory experience required, including the ability to coach, schedule, train, and hold team members accountable.
• Understanding of poultry operations, live production, animal welfare expectations, or agricultural supply chain operations preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate effectively with growers, third-party haulers, internal operations teams, and plant stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain schedules, manage changing priorities, solve problems quickly, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records, reports, and operational communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and ability to learn scheduling, reporting, scale house, or transportation-related systems.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel locally as needed.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.

New team members must be able to pass a drug, alcohol, and background screening post-offer and prior to the start of their employment. Must be authorized to work in the United States. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of their third day of work.

This role is primarily performed on-site in an office, scale house, transportation, farm, and processing support environment. The Live Haul Manager must be able to work a flexible schedule based on the harvest schedule and operational needs, including early mornings, schedule changes, extended hours, and occasional weekend or holiday support as needed. Local travel to farms, grower locations, hauler locations, and Farmer Focus facilities may be required. The role may require time in outdoor, farm, live haul, and production-adjacent environments where weather conditions, vehicle traffic, noise, biosecurity expectations, PPE requirements, and changing operational priorities may be present.

This position does not have an application deadline. Farmer Focus will recruit until the role is filled.