![]() ![]() Company officials said the Boaz plant is its smallest in terms of processing capacity. The Pilgrim’s Pride plant slaughters about 500,000 birds daily when in operation in Boaz, according to Scofield, and three other processing plants run by different companies operate in the area. “These people may not have the ability to do that,” he said. “That’s a positive,” Scofield said.īut, workers are already driving from several counties to work in relatively low-wage jobs, and they may be harmed by an even longer commute once the Boaz plant shuts down in January, Walker said. He said company executives told leaders during the meeting they will transfer the jobs to other plants in Guntersville or Russellville. The move is part of an effort for the company to save $200 million in 2014 and calls for expanding operations in Russellville, Ala., and Douglas, Ga., company officials said in a statement Tuesday evening.Ĭonsolidating operations will help the company maintain current production levels and will translate to about 100 jobs in the Douglas and Russellville plants, Pilgrim’s Pride officials said. “We won’t have to look hard to find a better company.” “You can understand why I’m a little angry,” he said. Area utilities spent millions upgrading services to the plant after Pilgrim’s Pride moved in about six years ago, he said, and the company then requested rate cuts to reduce costs. Clay Scofield said executives informed them of the decision during a meeting at the plant in Boaz, where Pilgrim’s Pride is the largest employer. is closing a poultry plant that employs about 1,200 people in north Alabama, local officials said Tuesday, another blow to a region already dealing with job losses. But - more.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuīOAZ, Ala.-Colorado-based Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. Upper Management let’s the Sales Department dictate too many things in shipping about what and who needs to be on the door and when, and wonders why you can’t hit numbers bc you have 3 or more trucks sitting on the doors for 10-12 hrs which actually decreases your productivity. There is zero communication or transparency there, absolutely none. Upper management will base their opinions of you off of “hearsay” from other people instead of doing their jobs like they are supposed to and investigate and form their own opinions about you. Upper Management is a joke, they want to sit in the office on another shift and question you about yours and how you’re running things, or in their minds the “lack thereof running it” when they haven’t worked a single night on your shift to see what is really going on. The work/life balance is absolutely horrible. The pay is average and the benefits are decent. You’ll be asked to cut corners on safety, and put people in danger in the hopes of increasing productivity. Nobody, and I repeat, nobody around that place looks at anything with any logic. No hourly employee wants to come to shipping and work 6 days a week at a lower rate of pay when they can work in production and work 5 days a week and higher pay. I was never fully staffed the entire time I was there, and don’t expect any help from HR to hire you people. You’ll be required to hit numbers like the other shifts while being half staffed. In shipping you’ll work 6 days a week every week, period. Yes, they pay well and it's convenient but my experience in all was not what was expected and I feel like so much time was wasted and so much wear and tear on my body has become something I'll never recover from.ĩ0% of Supervisors and Manager’s in Russellville, AL are snakes. Which is wasted money employees would benefit better from in their pocket instead of encouraging the practice of breaking their own GMP policies. This company will spend money on frivolous "appreciation gifts" and items for the employees such as ear buds or a water bottle. ![]() I can't say for sure if it was the 6 days a week (12 hr) for over an entire year or the moment I no longer had the "promotion" pay of an extra 50 cents an hour more than non-promoted employees and was still expected to adhere to the attendance and standards of having a promotion.The 1 1/2 hours of drive time a day was no longer worth it. Somewhere along the way pilgrim's let me down. Ready for a new life in a forever dream job. An opportunity for a promotion came along and I proceeded to advance. I pushed thru, got more support from my on-boarding team, worked my tail off, made that money for the 1st year. My experience in the beginning with pilgrim's was terrible. ![]()
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