Job Description
Purchasing & Packaging Coordinator (A‑Shift)
Overview: Responsible for supporting inventory, packaging, and supply operations at the Grand Island, NE facility. Ensures accurate inventory counts, organized packaging areas, safe trailer loading/unloading, and efficient material flow.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and organize packaging floor areas
- Load and unload trailers
- Perform inventory counts, receiving, and issuing materials
- Recommend improvements to inventory management
- Identify and correct inventory discrepancies
- Operate computer systems for inventory tasks
- Willing to train on forklift
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Dependable with strong organizational and follow‑up abilities
- Ability to identify issues and escalate when needed
- Knowledge of Word and Excel
- Ability to multitask in a fast‑paced environment
- Lift up to 100 lbs individually; 50 lbs occasionally
- Preferred forklift experience
Working Conditions: Fast‑paced environment, heavy lifting, Monday–Friday schedule with weekends or as needed.
EOE/Vets/Disability
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Grand Island, NE |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
About Company
Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.
Skills
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Systemsunmatched
- Follow Throughunmatched
- Forkliftunmatched
- Heavy Liftingunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Lift/Move 100 Poundsunmatched
- Loading/Unloadingunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Wordunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Shipping/Receivingunmatched
- System Operationsunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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