Feed Distribution and Fleet Manager

Location: Nashville, NC

Position Summary:

The Feed Distribution & Fleet Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing all company-wide transportation and fleet operations across multiple locations. This role ensures the safe, efficient, and cost-effective management of fleet maintenance and repairs, transportation routing, regulatory compliance, driver recruitment and training, fleet acquisitions, and third-party distribution services. The Feed Distribution & Fleet Manager is accountable for maintaining fleet readiness and reliability by coordinating repairs and preventive maintenance, managing vehicle assignments and mileage tracking, overseeing equipment renewals, and partnering with vendors and suppliers to secure necessary parts and services. The role also provides operational support to drivers in the field and ensures transportation activities align with company objectives and customer expectations.

The Feed Distribution & Fleet Manager is expected to lead by example and actively demonstrate the company's core values in all aspects of the role. This includes fostering a spirit of "In This Together" by building strong relationships and collaborating across departments; "Doing the Right Thing" through ethical decision-making, accountability, and regulatory compliance; remaining "Eggcited About Agriculture" by supporting the company's mission and the agricultural industry; embracing "I'm Third" through servant leadership and a commitment to supporting team members, customers, and the organization; and "Growing Where You're Planted" by continuously developing themselves, improving operations, and helping others succeed. Through these values, the Feed Distribution & Fleet Manager creates a culture of safety, teamwork, service, and continuous improvement.

Key Duties, Skills & Abilities:

• Oversees transportation department, including its assets and employees.
• Serves as backup to the Logistics and Egg Supply Chain Manager for egg movement and supplies.
• Available 24/7 for emergencies and handling after-hours driver issues or breakdowns.
• Manages all fleet vehicles to include purchase, service and repair, risk and liability, government compliance, etc.
• Manages a team of mechanics that work in the shop repairing equipment and vehicles.
• Manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects. Leads all distribution and transportation planning and strategic activities.
• Ensure eggs and feed move from processing through the supply chain.
• Manages shipment routes directly to include feed and eggs.
• Manages performance of employees with emphasis on productivity, efficiency, and service delivery.
• Recruits, interviews, selects, trains and mentors transport drivers.
• Directs activities related to dispatching, routing, and tracking transportation vehicles.
• Plans, organizes and manages the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
• Directs investigations to verify and resolve customer or shipper complaints.
• Implements schedule and transportation procedure changes.
• Collaborates with other managers and staff members to create and implement transportation-related policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
• Monitors operations to ensure that team members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules and government regulations.
• Promotes safe work activities by conducting safety audits, attending company safety meetings, and meeting with individual staff members.
• Monitors spending to ensure that expenses are consistent with approved budgets.
• Conducts investigations in cooperation with government agencies to determine causes of transportation accidents and to improve safety procedures.
• Recommends or authorizes capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services of operations department.
• Conducts employee training sessions on subjects such as hazardous material handling, employee orientation, quality improvement and computer use. Manages Biosecurity measures and Business Continuity planning regarding transportation at all locations. Plans and oversees transportation logistics during emergencies or inclement weather situations.
• Ensures compliance with all Federal and State regulatory requirements; Department of Transportation, Sec. 404, Internal/External Audits, Driver Qualification Files, Hours of Service, and random drug testing.
• FSMA compliant
• Assists with maintaining solid relationships with suppliers, current customers and potential customers
• Demonstrates ability to manage personnel to achieve these KPIs and to encourage the team's adherence to Braswell's Mission, Vision and Values.
• Helping to drive all of BFF's Environment Management Systems (EMS) in an impactful manner to include monitoring/reducing operationally related negative effects on the environment as well as pollution prevention.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret complex documents such as market data, financial reports, maintenance instructions, and technical manuals. Ability to effectively write reports and communicate via email, in-person or telephone. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Ability to speak Spanish is a definite plus.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to perform complex mathematical functions on spreadsheets to include writing formulas and creating pivot tables. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve complex problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Ability to resolve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

MS Office

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Must have a Commercial Drivers License (Class A CDL) and be able to pass DOT physical exam and DOT drug test
• Must have a forklift license

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop and kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.


While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to airborne particles. The employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts and rarely exposed to caustic chemicals and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Animal Welfare Commitment

Braswell Family Farms is fully committed to providing our animals with a safe and healthy environment, free from abuse and treated humanely in all respects. All employees are obligated by moral duty, Braswell Family Farms requirements (refer to Animal Welfare Policy), and legal obligation to uphold the strictest animal welfare-structured environment and are obligated to report any incidents of abuse, neglect or breach of bio-security for the health and welfare of our animals.

Food Safety and Quality

All employees play a crucial part in ensuring compliance with food safety regulations and maintaining the highest standards of food quality. You must always support food safety initiatives and contribute to a culture of food safety excellence.

Non-Smoking Work Environment

No smoking allowed in workplace, break areas, or on any company property. No smoking in company provided vehicles.

Equal Opportunity Statement : Braswell Family Farms is an equal opportunity employers and will not discriminate against anyone with regard to race, sex, national origin, color, religion, age or any disability, in compliance with Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Disclaimer: Although this job description lists and identifies the primary duties of the listed position, it is not an exclusive list. As with all positions at Braswell Family Farms , the very nature and diversification of agribusiness requires that all employees remain flexible to cover a wide variety of duties that may need covered.

The Information contained in this job description is not only to inform you of the requirements of this position but will also be used to evaluate your work performance. This will include assisting in a determination of whether you will be entitled to certain bonuses and/or raises, and whether or not performance-related disciplinary action would be taken against you.