JBS US
JBS USA Manager of Sustainability Madison Boyd was selected out of 189 applicants to serve on a 20-person multi-stakeholder project working group by the Global Sustainability Standards Board to develop content for Global Reporting Initiative Agriculture and Fishing Sector Standard. Boyd was appointed to serve on this prestigious working group based on her knowledge and…
Plainwell, MI, Facility
The Regional Beef team in Plainwell, Mich., launched a video campaign to share team member success stories. The first in the series featured facility superintendent Robert Moon. Moon has been with the company for six years, starting out as a chuck hanger and then serving in a variety of roles, learning along the way, until…
Pilgrim's Tulip
Pilgrim’s Tulip is a proud founding business partner of the Bright Futures scheme. Through Bright Futures, victims of Modern Slavery are able to return to work via a four-week-paid work placement in our facilities and, if desired, receive a non-competitive interview for a permanent role. In 2019, Tulip placed eight people across our Ashton, Corsham…
JBS Australia
In September 2019, the first JBS Australia Employee Engagement Survey opened for completion. All team members across the business, excluding Primo Foods and Premier Beehive, completed the survey. The Engagement Survey is confidential and anonymous, with an external third party appointed to analyse the responses and deliver high-level reports. Managers will be responsible for creating…
Pilgrim's Moy Park
In 2019, Pilgrim’s Moy Park achieved a Gold and a Gold Fleet Safety in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, the longest-running industry awards scheme in the U.K. The RoSPA Awards scheme, which receives entries from organizations around the world, recognizes achievement in health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and…
Brooklyn, VIC, Production Facility
Recently the JBS Australia Brooklyn team went live with operating a new hydraulic arm in the Cold Stores to load Quarter Beef with success. The Hydraulic Arm was thanks to the hard work of a number of teams including Safety, Maintenance, Training, and Beef Chillers. By using the Hydraulic Arm, the team has reduced the…
Pilgrim's Tulip
Tulip has a rich history of supporting the next generation through apprenticeships, graduate programs and training schemes. In 2017, the U.K. government announced the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy. Every U.K. organization with a payroll of £2 million or more is automatically enrolled into the scheme. Tulip’s apprenticeship levy has over £1 million available, and…
Pilgrim's USA
The IMPACT Program, which stands for Industrial Maintenance Program & Accredited Course Training, is an aggressive in-house and branded Pilgrim’s program that trains maintenance team members on an individual level in a practical setting. With key focuses on safety awareness, mechanical skills, leadership skills and equipment, the program promotes a safety-first-culture, addresses an internal demand…
Douglas, GA, Poultry Complex
The Pilgrim’s Complex in Douglas, GA, achieved 2 million safe working hours without a lost time incident in August 2019. Since early 2018, the Safety team has worked hand-in-hand with all other Douglas departments to ensure that safety and health remains at the forefront of everyday actions. The team has focused on communicating weekly safety-related…
Athens, GA, Poultry Complex
In 2019, the Pilgrim’s Athens, GA, Debone plant installed four Meyn Rapid Breast Deboners to automatically debone front halves. The Rapid Beast Deboner can process up to 4,200 front halves or breast caps per hour. This Auto Deboners exemplifies Athens’ commitment to the Pilgrim’s philosophy that “safety is a condition”. Prior to installation, Jarl and…
