Growout Clerk

Perdue Foods Growout Clerk

Support the success of our Growout operations by delivering accurate, organized, and timely administrative support that keeps the department running smoothly. As a Growout Clerk, you will prepare reports, enter and update statistical data, and maintain essential records that help drive informed decisions across the team. Your attention to detail and ability to manage information efficiently will directly contribute to operational performance and continuous improvement. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with data, values organization and accuracy, and takes pride in supporting a fast paced agricultural operation.

Compensation: This position has a target wage of $20.00 - $30.00 per hour, based on shift, experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depending on performance). Overtime may be available.

In addition to hourly wages, Perdue offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain all files and keep up to date all files essential to operations of the Growout Department.
• Generate reports from M-Tech including but not limited to 7-to-14-day mortality report, Average Daily Gain (ADG), DDW, ammonia report, fuel usage, route specific reporting, and housing specific reporting.
• Generate a placement schedule each week that meets necessary orders and contract obligations. Placement schedule should be generated and maintained through M-Tech.
• Serve as major liaison between producers, suppliers and Growout Manager.
• Work on all special projects and reports needed by management, including coordinating showings to farms, collection of fat samples, vehicle title and tags.
• Ensure that all M-Tech data is submitted on a timely basis, and that farm information is kept up to date at both the house and farm level.
• Work with sales on movement schedule requirements as far as meeting sales projections and ensure that weekly kill needs are met.
• Maintain weekly graphs in areas of importance to the Growout Department.
• Keep accurate records of medication inventory and distribution of inventory.
• Answer the telephone in a professional and business-like manner using proper telephone etiquette and direct the call to the appropriate individual.
• Greeting all visitors in a professional and business-like manner and offer assistance.
• If unable to personally assist, escort the visitor to the individual having such knowledge and authority.
• Keep producer files up to date.
• Maintain all square footage reports correctly and keep current with corporate reports and layouts.
• Adhere to all safety requirements including PPE, preventing and reporting unsafe acts and conditions, Lockout-Tagout procedures and Process safety Management related matters.
• Generate a placement schedule each week that meets necessary orders and contract obligations. Placement schedule should be generated and maintained through M-Tech.
• Maintain both a short- and long-range projected schedule on M-Tech and update as needed.
• Call producers with both placement and movement times and document that these have been given.
• Order shavings as needed for farms and ensure that the cleanout program is being followed.
• Pay all bills in a timely manner to ensure that none are late.
• Cross train in both the hatchery and live haul.
• Become proficient at these jobs in order that you can help if needed in these departments.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years of experience.
• Strong reading, writing, math and analytic skills.
• Business classes and/or schooling in office administration and computers are desired.
• Lotus 1-2-3 intermediate level, Word Perfect, Microsoft Office and Windows.
• Must be able to type 60 wpm

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors:

• Climate controlled office environment with occasional exposure to outside elements when delivery trips are made to the plant or for office deliveries.
• Must have the ability to remain stationary for intervals of two hours with normal shift of 9 hours.

Perdue Farms Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.