Large-scale turkey processing and distribution with preventive maintenance focus
Butterball operates one of the largest turkey production networks in the U.S., moving ~1 billion pounds annually across manufacturing sites in North Carolina, Arkansas, and Missouri. The hiring mix is heavily weighted toward manufacturing (156 of 203 roles) with emerging adoption of GitHub Copilot — a small signal that the company is beginning to integrate AI into workflows. Active projects center on preventive maintenance, food safety compliance, and data quality metrics, directly addressing their top operational pain points: equipment downtime, malfunction frequency, and compliance risk.
Notable leadership hires: Distribution Team Lead, Processing Lead, Line Lead, Maintenance Lead
Butterball is the largest producer of turkey products in the United States, distributing approximately 1 billion pounds annually to consumers. The company manufactures and sells branded turkey and turkey-based products for holiday occasions and everyday meals. Butterball operates manufacturing facilities across North Carolina, Arkansas, and Missouri, employing over 5,000 team members. The business runs on SAP for enterprise resource planning, supported by Microsoft's Power Platform ecosystem (Power Apps, Power Automate) and UKG Pro for workforce management. Core operational challenges center on food safety compliance, equipment reliability, and production efficiency — areas reflected in current project work on sanitation strategy, preventive maintenance, and value stream mapping.
Butterball runs SAP for enterprise systems, Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) for automation and analytics, UKG Pro for HR, Smartsheet for project management, and recently adopted GitHub Copilot for development workflows.
Current projects include preventive maintenance programs, enterprise-wide sanitation strategy, food safety initiatives, value stream mapping, data quality metrics reporting, and product improvement — all tied to reducing equipment downtime and ensuring regulatory compliance.
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