Description
Job Title: 3rd Shift Livestock Supervisor
Department: Livestock
Reports to: Christi Vermillion
Location: Beardstown, IL
Effective Date: 12/26/2025
Job Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Salaried
Work Schedule: Flexibility Needed
Mon - Fri. Weekend work required as scheduled
During Fall Season, Saturdays are typically scheduled
Travel Requirements: 0-5%
Job Summary:
The JBS Pork team is seeking a 3rd Shift Livestock Supervisor
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
Duties/Responsibilities:
Verify that all humane handling SOPs are being carried out, including scheduling, unloading, training, handling of non-ambulatory animals, driving & stunning.
Monitor, audit & document each of these activities.
Collect information on sources of high stress animals in order to provide feedback for improvement by the supplying producers.
Insure that livestock truck drivers are certified in TQA training, provide training as required & maintain training records.
Assist with contingency planning & providing proper care for animals in event of major plant delays.
Serve as facility liaison for USDA-FSIS in matters related to humane handling.
Receive and evaluate hogs as they arrive to the plant.
Insure that animals are being properly transported by monitoring equipment and seasonal preparation, working with procurement to provide timely notification producers.
Monitor animas for visible defects, which may affect yields or quality, providing information to procurement feedback to producers.
Comply with relevant laws, rules and procedures, including packers and stockyards act and humane handling.
Supervise union and salary nonexempt employees.
Skills and Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Be able to communicate written and verbally in English.
Be able to work all 3 shifts as needed/ 12 hours required at times
Computer skills required
Extensive knowledge and technical skill in a variety of production jobs.
Supervisory skills; good interpersonal relations; ability to handle conflict.
Good verbal and written communications skills.
Bilingual, beneficial, not required.
Physical Requirements:
Desk work
Lifting
Climbing stairs
Frequent visits to production areas, environment consists of: Hot, Cold, Smells, PPE Required.
Work 50+ hours per week on production floor, including weekend work and rotating shifts as needed.
Possible exposure to slippery floors, extreme temperature variations, loud noise, chemicals, sharp objectives (knives), machinery, and vehicles.
The Applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
Benefits:
Base Salary: $60,591min-73,618mid
Health, Dental, Vision coverage begins after 60 days of employment
Paid Time off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays
401(k): company match beings after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule
Incentive pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company's annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and condition of the incentive program
Career Development: Our Company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
JBS/Memorial Hospital Partnership
On-site bank
On-site cafeteria
Employee Assistance Program
Discounted meat sales
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.
This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled
The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.
About us:
JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of well-recognized brands and innovative, easy-to-use food solutions. We process, prepare, package and deliver fresh and value-added premium meat, poultry and retail-ready food products for customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. We are also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim's, the largest poultry company in North America. JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members, and our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.
Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.
Our core values: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity
JBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.
