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Job Description Summary: The Trucking Coordinator is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating the safe, timely, and efficient delivery of day-old chicks from the hatchery to customer farms. This role serves as the primary point of contact for coordinating delivery schedules with customers and company drivers while ensuring compliance with animal welfare, biosecurity, and transportation standards. The Trucking Coordinator works closely with hatchery operations, sales, customer service, and live production teams to ensure customer expectations are met and deliveries are completed accurately and on time. Job Description: Essential Duties and   Responsibilities • Coordinate and schedule   the daily delivery   of day-old   chicks to customers   according to hatch   schedules and customer   requirements. • Develop efficient delivery   routes to maximize   transportation efficiency   while minimizing chick   transit time. • Dispatch company drivers. • Communicate delivery schedules, estimated arrival times, and schedule changes   to customers, drivers, and internal departments. • Verify   delivery orders for   accuracy, including chick   quantities, breeds, destinations, and special customer   requirements. • Monitor delivery progress   and respond promptly   to transportation delays, weather events, equipment   issues, or other   disruptions. • Coordinate   with hatchery production   personnel to align   delivery schedules with   chick availability. • Ensure transportation   activities comply with   company biosecurity protocols, animal welfare standards, and applicable federal   and state transportation   regulations. • Coordinate   truck sanitation and   cleaning schedules to   maintain biosecurity standards   between deliveries. • Maintain accurate   transportation records,   delivery documentation,   mileage logs, and   shipping reports. • Collaborate with fleet   maintenance to   schedule preventative maintenance   and repairs, minimizing   vehicle downtime. • Assist with customer   issue resolution   related to delivery   timing, logistics, or   transportation concerns. • Analyze transportation performance   and recommend process   improvements to enhance   service, efficiency, and   cost   effectiveness. • Participate in emergency   planning and contingency   scheduling during weather   events or production   interruptions. • Perform other duties   as assigned. Qualifications • High school diploma   or GED required; Associate's or Bachelor's   degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Agriculture, Animal Science,   Business, or a   related field preferred. • Two or more   years of experience   in transportation coordination, dispatching, logistics, customer service, or   agricultural operations   preferred. • Experience in poultry,   hatchery, livestock, or   agricultural transportation   is strongly preferred. • Knowledge of   transportation routing,   dispatching, and scheduling   practices. • Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office   applications   and transportation or   dispatch software. • Familiarity with Department   of Transportation (DOT) regulations is preferred. • Class A CDL license. Knowledge, Skills, and   Abilities • Excellent organizational   and time management   skills. • Strong communication and   customer service skills   with the ability   to build positive   customer relationships. • Ability to prioritize   multiple   deliveries and rapidly   adjust schedules in   a fast-paced   environment. • Strong problem-solving   and decision-making   abilities. • High attention to   detail and commitment   to accuracy. • Ability to work   collaboratively with hatchery   personnel, drivers,   sales, customer service, and production teams. • Ability to maintain   professionalism   during time-sensitive   or stressful situations. • Working knowledge of   biosecurity and animal   welfare   principles preferred. Physical   Requirements • Ability to sit   for extended periods   while using a   computer and telephone. • Ability to stand, walk, bend, and   occasionally lift up   to 25 pounds. • Ability to inspect   loading operations and   delivery vehicles as   needed. • Ability to travel   occasionally to hatchery   facilities or customer   locations.