ResouRce RecoveRy Plant Receives Rave Review

Summer 2012
Resource Recovery Plant
Receives Rave Review
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
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IN THE NEWS
Chickin’ Pickin’
Thanksgiving at Easter
DPI Banquet Honors
BY LOCATION
4 NC Driver Fleet Banquet
6 Service Awards...
- Selbyville,DE
- Candor, NC
- Statesville, NC
- Little Rock, AR
- Millsboro, DE
- Lumber Bridge, NC
On Thursday, May 10th, Delaware’s Economic
Development Secretary Alan Levin and
Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee
visited the Mountaire Resource Recovery
Plant in Millsboro, DE. This was the first
time a state representative visited the
plant since its completion in November
2011. The facility cost over $35,000,000 to
construct. It will create 44 new jobs and add
$34,000,000 per year to the local economy.
The two state officials received a tour led
by Vice President of Human Resources and
Business Services, Mike Tirrell, Vice President
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of Live Operations, Bill Massey, Director of
Rendering Operations, Brian Schoeberl, and
Director of Engineering and Environmental
Services, John Wren.
Throughout the tour the group discussed
a variety of topics. Among them were the
finished products of the plant, which are very
high-quality commercial pet food protein
meals, the odor free environment created
by the state-of-the-art thermal oxidizer
technology, and the positive impact the plant
will have not only for Mountaire, but the
entire state of Delaware.
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10 HACCP Certification
11 Millsboro Learning Lab
…and much more!
WELLNESS CONNECTION
Operated by
180 days of summer
Have you heard of the 180
critical days of summer? If not,
these are the 180 days between
March 11th and September 6th.
They are referred to as critical
days because of the number
of accidents and accidental
deaths that occur during this
time frame. To increase the
likelihood of each of us making
through the summer safely, I
would like to share a few tips
with you.
Don’t drink and drive. (That
means boats, too!) Use seat
belts, as increased traveling in
the summer months makes the
roads more dangerous. Make
sure children are well attended
and within arms’ reach when
swimming. Even adults need
to use the buddy system when
swimming to decrease the risk
of drowning. Many of you have
heard me recommend 10-15
minutes of sunlight without
sunscreen per day to optimize
your Vitamin D levels; this
should be before 10:00 a.m. and
after 2:00 p.m. To protect yourself from
sun exposure for longer than 15 minutes
and between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
you need to apply sunscreen SPF 15 or
higher. Be sure to apply sunscreen to
your entire body since the sun’s rays can
penetrate clothing fibers, and remember
to reapply as recommended.
If you use a gas grill, make sure the
lid is up before you turn on the gas.
If charcoal grilling, make sure to use
charcoal starter instead of gasoline. To
decrease the risk of fire, make sure it is
completely extinguished before leaving
the area. Bicycle helmets are a must, and
as parents we need to set good examples
for our children or grandchildren by
wearing ours. Be mindful of your food
choices at picnics and make sure all
refrigerated foods are well chilled
before eating them. If you spend time
outdoors, especially in a woodsy area,
use insect repellant and check your body
for ticks as soon as you can after leaving
the woods. I leave you with this final
thought: Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
Have a safe and fun summer,
Sherry, Melanie and Margie
P lan S ponso r of the Y ea r F inalist Awa r d
PlanSponsor Magazine, a publication focusing on retirement plans,
of background, education level or position within the company”.
advised our Corporate Benefits Department that Lincoln Financial Group,
our Third Party Administrator for our retirement plan, had selected
Mountaire Corporation as one of six finalists for the Plan Sponsor of the
Year Award. In an excerpt from Lincoln’s communication to PlanSponsor
Magazine, they commented that “Mountaire goes above and beyond
the day-to-day roles and responsibilities and has a meaningful impact
on the lives of their diverse employee population. They recognize the
important role they play in the financial and physical well-being of their
employees. Mountaire is very passionate about communicating the
importance of company benefits to each and every employee regardless
All of the finalists were honored at an Awards of Excellence dinner held in New York City on March 29. Shelly Cable, Corporate Benefits
Manager, proudly accepted the Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalist plaque at the dinner.
Shelly is shown here with the Corporate Benefits Department holding the award. She commented that “it was an honor for our company
to be nominated for this award”. She knows that being recognized was not just the effort of one person but is that of an entire team and
culture at Mountaire that is committed to our employees overall well-being.
In The News
Mountaire Chickin Pickin VII
On a beautiful Saturday
afternoon a former two-time
champion reclaimed the title
and Mountaire crowned its first
Employee Champion!
On Saturday, April 21st, Mountaire
Farms hosted Chickin’ Pickin’ VII
at the Pork in the Park Festival in
Salisbury, MD. Cat Country 97.5 and
105.9’s afternoon host E.J. Foxx and
Roger Marino of Mountaire Farms
guided the hundreds of onlookers
through the action from the Chickin’
Pickin’ stage where 20 competitors
battled it out for the $500 prize.
Jonathan Wagner, a former two-time
champion proved he was still a force
to be dealt with, weighing in at 17
lbs, 8 oz and setting a NEW Chickin’
Pickin’ Record, demolishing the
previous mark of 16, lbs 9 oz.
Mountaires’ own Bobbi Chandler
of the Millsboro Accounting
Department claimed the
employee title and a $100 prize
when she picked 10.68 lbs on her
way to winning round 3 of the
competition. Richard Rush was
runner-up at 7.06 lbs.
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2011-2012 Mountaire Scholar Athlete(s) of the Month
WBOC Mountaire Scholar Athletes Each winner receives a $1,000 scholarship along with an engraved crystal trophy recognizing him/her as the monthly
honoree, plus a banner to display in the school.
March 2012
Jaclyn Coveleski of Cape
Henlopen High School
Lewes, DE
Academics: 3.84 GPA (un-weighted);
Senior Class President
Athletics: Field, Hockey, Basketball,
Lacrosse
Achievements: Three DE State
Lacrosse Championships, 2011 Field
Hockey State Champion, 1st Team AllState Field Hockey Player, 2nd Team
All-State Lacrosse Player
April 2012
Mathew Goins of Sussex
Central High School
Georgetown, DE
Academics: 99.5% cumulative GPA
Athletics: Football, Wrestling,
Lacrosse
Achievements: Eagle Scout, 1st Team
All-Conference Football Player, 2nd
Team All-State Football Player, Placed
2nd in the Henlopen Conference at
285lbs
May 2012
Mathew Waldman of Delmar
High School
Delmar, DE
Academics: 4.4 GPA (weighted),
member of the SGA and Treasurer for
the National Honor Society
Athletics: Football, Basketball,
Baseball
Achievements: Member of the Sussex
County Youth Philanthropy Board,
2011-2012 Sportsmanship Award
Winner for the Delmar Football Team
June 2012
Savannah Becker of Milford
High School
Milford, DE
Academics: 4.3 weighted GPA
Athletics: Softball, Field Hockey,
Winter Track, Swimming
Achievements: 1st Team AllConference and 2nd Team All-State
Softball player, 2nd Team AllConference Field Hockey player
Robesonian/ Mountaire Scholar Athletes Winners receive an engraved crystal trophy recognizing him/her as the monthly honoree, a banner to display in the
school and are eligible to earn a $1,500 scholarship if they are chosen as The Robesonian/Mountaire Farms Scholar Athlete of the Year
March 2012
Jaynell Brown of Lumberton
High School
Lumberton, NC
Academics: 4.2 GPA (weighted); BETA
Club and National Honor Society
Member
Athletics: Cross Country, Basketball,
Soccer and Track
Achievements: Finished 4th in
the NCHSSA State Track & Field
Championships in the Shot Put as a
freshman.
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April 2012:
Moira Dial of Purnell Swett
High School
Pembroke, NC
Academics: 4.0 GPA; BETA Club and
SGA Member
Athletics: Softball
Achievements: Led the Lady Rams
to the school’s first South Eastern
Conference Championship this season.
May 2012
Connor Haskins of Lumberton
High School
Lumberton, NC
Academics: 4.2 GPA (weighted);
Member of the BETA and Art club(s).
Athletics: Football , Soccer, Tennis,
Swimming
Achievements: All-Conference kicker
in football, All-Conference soccer
player and Team MVP, All-Conference
tennis player
June 2012
Khadijah Priest of St. Paul’s
High School
St. Paul’s, NC
Academics: 4.10 GPA (weighted);
Athletics: Volleyball, Basketball,
Softball
Achievements: 1st Team All-Conference
Volleyball and Player of the Year
in 2010, 1st Team All-Conference
Basketball Player, 1st Team AllConference Softball Player, Member of
FFA, Volunteer at 4 County Head Start,
Roadside Cleanup and Toys for Tots
Mountaire Thanksgiving at Easter
feeds over 5,000 Delmarva Residents in Need
On Tuesday, April 3rd Mountaire Farms and members of Sussex County
American Legion Posts once again joined forces to Wage War on Hunger,
Hurt and Hate on Delmarva. The Mountaire Thanksgiving at Easter event is
a continuation of the Mountaire Thanksgiving for Thousands program that
occurs each November. Much like the November event, Thanksgiving at Easter
is designed to provide nutritious meal boxes to area residents in need. With
help from area American Legion Posts, Mountaire Farms packed 1,000 Easter
meal boxes containing a plump Mountaire Roaster and cans of corn, string
beans, pork & beans, yams, cranberry sauce, gravy and stuffing mix. These
boxes were then distributed to twenty eight churches across Sussex County who pre-registered to receive help from the program.
In February of 2012, Mountaire sent letters to more than one hundred and seventy five churches in Sussex County, Delaware
regarding Thanksgiving at Easter and its intent to pack meal boxes for distribution to the local church community; the goal being
to provide each church with a means to support those members in there congregation who need assistance over the holidays.
From that letter, twenty eight churches eagerly responded and they all received enough meal boxes to accommodate those
members who requested help.
G O LD EN FEATH ER AWA R D
Statesv i lle, N C
The Golden Feather Award goes out to one (1) Pullet and one (1) Hen Farm each Quarter that meets or exceeds Mountaire’s
Biosecurity Standard Operating Procedures.
Justin & Mahala Childers was
selected as the 2nd Quarter
Statesville Golden Feather
Hen Grower Award winner.
Rocky Millsaps was selected
as the 2nd Quarter Statesville
Golden Feather Pullet Grower
Award winner.
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NC DRIVER FLEET SAFETY BANQUET
The North Carolina Transportation
Department hosted the 12th Annual Fleet
Safety Banquet on Saturday, March 24,
2012. 217 attendees, including drivers,
guests, supervisors and management,
celebrated the occasion at the Pine
Needles Resort in Southern Pines, NC.
After enjoying a buffet-style dinner,
the attendees were pleasured with
motivational speeches from Mr. Mark
Reif, NC Complex Human Resources
Manager and Mr. Fred Bowen, Director
of Transportation. The event was
emceed by Mr. Gail Albertson, North
Carolina Transportation Manager.
Dress Haul
Eric Mitchell (left)
Feed Mill
Mathew Warren
Michael Davis (center)
Mark Reif
Gail presented one-hundred safe driving
awards to Mountaire drivers from all
North Carolina divisions.
Mr. Matthew Warren from the
Statesville Breeder division was named
2011 “Driver of the Year”. Matthew has
been with Mountaire since August
31, 2007 and earned this prestigious
award by demonstrating excellent
performance and maintaining an
excellent driving record throughout
the entire year. Matthew was awarded
“Driver of the Month” in April 2011. This
qualified him for consideration of the
“Driver of the Year” award. Matthew’s
supervisor states that “Matthew is
always willing to volunteer and to do
what is asked of him”.
Mr. Erick Mitchell from Lumber Bridge
Dress Haul was presented with a Military
Service Appreciation Award. Eric served
in Desert Storm, Desert Shield and
Operation Iraqi Freedom. Eric was an
active duty service member in the Army
from 1984 to 1992 and served in the
National Guard until 2010. Eric retired
with 23 years of military service and was
also in the wounded warrior program.
Eric was acknowledged with a standing
ovation for his award.
Other North Carolina achievements
included Live Haul’s 186 days without
a preventable vehicle accident, Dress
Haul’s 268 days, Feed Delivery’s 362
days and the Statesville team went 913
days without a preventable vehicle
accident. As a team, the North Carolina
commercial drivers traveled 13,009,493
safe miles consecutively. For the first
time in Mountaire history, North
Carolina was able to accomplish two 90
day safe driving awards consecutively
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Statesville
without any vehicle accidents. This was an
outstanding year for the North Carolina
driving team!
Feed Delivery division. A few weeks after
the banquet, Michael stated that his wife
loves the new lawn mower!
Concluding the banquet was the grand
presentation of the 90-Day Safe Driving Award.
The prize for this achievement was a John
Deere riding Mower complete with a trailer.
The winner was Mr. Michael Davis from the
We would like say thank you to
everyone in attendance. We are looking
forward to celebrating an even safer
and more successful year at the next
driver banquet!
Drivers Safety Banquet
Millsboro, DE
Millsboro held its Annual Drivers Safety Banquet on March
10, 2012. Numerous Safe Driving Awards were presented
throughout the evening, followed by the announcement of
the Millsboro Driver of the Year for 2011. This honor was
presented to Reginald Wright from our Live Haul division. Not
only was Reginald very deserving of this honor, he was very
appreciative as well. His exemplary behavior and outstanding
workmanship throughout the year 2011 contributed to him
earning this great achievement. Here you can see Reginald
being congratulated by his manager Bruce West on his
outstanding achievement. Also included, is a picture of our
Live Haul division enjoying the evening.
Drivers Safety Banquet
Selbyville, DE
The Annual Driver’s safety Banquet for Selbyville was held
on Saturday, March 17th at the Fountains in Salisbury. As a
group, our drivers have achieved 491 years of safe driving,
truly outstanding. Walter Moorhead, MC and Transportation
Manager, recognized the group for their very low accident cost
and described our drivers as the “Best of the Best”. Door prizes
were drawn for drivers and their spouses and the Drivers of the
Month were recognized. Some special recognition was given
with Ralph Pusey of Feed Delivery leading the way with 37 years
of safe driving for 2,176,000 continuous safe driving miles. Larry
Bailey of Dress Haul was recognized the 2011 Driver of the Year.
Left to right are: Donald McClure, Hilton Timmons, Dean Peoples, John
Tolliver, Marcus Fontaine, Eugene Smith, Nathaniel Briddell, Medford
Franklin, Larry Bailey, Ana Christian and Max West.
Mountaire Pride: Zack Graybeal
Hello, my name is Sam Graybeal and I am a dress haul driver at Lumber Bridge. I would like to share the
success of my son's musical achievements! His name is Zack Graybeal and he's 16 years old. This year he
earned the title of "All-State 1st chair percussion" from the North Carolina Bandmasters Association. The
NCBM (www.ncbandmasters.org) held the state audition on March 10, 2012 with previous 1st chair winners
from public schools in each county and district in the state. This is his 3rd year competing in the honors band
program where he participates in many concert performances throughout various levels of competition.
The All-State honors band performed on Sunday, May 6 at Memorial Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.
He's also an exemplary 10th grade student at Douglas Byrd High and will be next year’s drum captain in the
Douglas Byrd Eagles marching band. His family and I are very proud of his dedication in all the hard work and
countless hours of practicing to perfect his highly awarded skills. Way to go Zack!
Share your stories of personal
success or accomplishments with us.
In future editions of the TQS Express we would like to highlight
the accolades of our employees, growers and their families. If you
have a personal or family success story you would like to share
please email the story, along with photos, to bpatey@mountaire.
com or your Human Resources Department.
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S E RV I C E
AWA R D S
Candor
Selbyville
5 Years
Concepcion Rodriguez-Live Haul
Sara Servantes-DS Cut-Up
Bobby Perez-DS Tray Pack
Raul Rodriguez Pomales-Live Haul
Miguel Oquendo Rentas-NS Cone Debone
Robert Rohena Sosa-NS Cone Debone
Sengdavanh Dyrattana-Sanitation
Felix Ramirez Ferrer-NS Tray Pack
Mercilie Charlot-NS Tray Pack
Michelle Williams-DS Tray Pack
Eliezer Torres Ocasio-NS Cone Debone
Paul Brindley-Sales
15 Years
5 Years
Rene Arauz
DS Cone Debone
Bernarda Ventura De Gil
DS Cut-Up
Aurelia Gil Ventura
DS Thigh Debone
Burpee Wike-Egg Truck Driver
Corporate
Isabel Longoria
DS Paws (no photo available)
5 Years
Beatriz Colon – 5 Years
20 YearS
Richard Gray, Jr
DS Wet Cooler
Michael Chandler
Garage
Sixto Nunez Lopez
Sanitation
Statesville
5 Years
10 Years
Silvia Fernandez
DS Cone Debone
Derek Beane-Broiler Flock Supervisor
Thomas Barber-Feed Delivery Driver
Jason Driver-Feed Delivery Driver
Charles Ezzell-Truck Shop
Josh Frye-Grow Out
Randall Lathan-Batch Operator
Maria Vazquez
NS Tray Pack
Harold Strouth
retires after 22
years of service
Milburn Hall
DS Cut-Up (no photo available)
25 Years
Vincent Waples, Sr
Transportation
EUGENE Betts
DS Shipping
Burdenia Maddox
Hatchery
30 PLUS Years
Joan Milbourne
30 years-DS Rehang
Reyna Santos
NS Tray Pack
Felix Castrejon
Live Haul
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Over the past 22 years Harold has
worked in the breeder operation and
feed mill. The last 10 years as lead
panel and pellet mill operator. Harold
is a great example of strong ethical
employee. Always striving to do his
very best to obtain high quality as
well as high production levels. We
would like to wish Harold a happy
retirement and to let him know that
he will be missed. Good luck Harold.
S E RV I C E
AWA R D S
Millsboro
5 Years
Rosimene Saint Pierre-WPL D/S
Omar Rivera-Leg Debone N/S
Lisa Porter-Grain
Mark Chranowski-Director of Processing Operations
Luis Cruz Lopez-WPL D/S
Cendy Gonzalez Arroyo-WPL N/S
Douglas McCray Jr.-Livehaul Driver
Glorimar Ramos-Debone N/S
Maritzmel Rodriguez-England-Roasters D/S
Jessica Vega Quinones-Rehang N/S
Leroy Davis-Grain-Millington
Johnny Delgado Davila-Maintenance 2nd
Maritza Herrera-Tray Pack D/S
Martha Chavez-Human Resources
Wanda Acevedo Mendez-Roasters N/S
George Vazquez-Roasters N/S
Wayne Gravenor-Feed Mill Driver
10 Years
Vincent Truscello
Hatchery
20 Years
James Jones
Servicemen
William Bynum
Box Room WPL N/S
James Walker
Box Room D/S
Christopher Harris
Maintenance 1st
Richard Griffin
Servicemen
Tony A. Jones
Shipping D/S
Sharon Phillips
Security
Absalon Duverger
Evis D/S
Gregory Twigg
MIS
Grace Dale
Cut-up D/S
15 Years
25 Years
30 PLUS Years
Elaine Seay
30 years-Box Room D/S
John Timmons III
35 years-Feed Mill Driver
Phyliss Lewis
40 years-Evis D/S
Jesse Sanger
Hatchery
James Toomey
Plant Services
Don Hickman
Servicemen
Statesville Breeders’ Commercial Driving Team
Joceline Desfines
Jumbo Party Wings D/S
Congratulations to the Statesville Breeders’ commercial driving team! Statesville
has traveled over 4 million miles without a preventable commercial vehicle
accident. That took the Statesville team 5,110 days. The Statesville team enjoyed
a nice steak lunch with the Director of Transportation, Fred Bowen who traveled
from Delaware to congratulate the Breeder team. Thanks for your support Fred
and keep up the great work Statesville!
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S E RV I C E
AWA R D S
Lumber bridge
5 Years
Juana Ortiz-Plant Service
Teresa Rodriguez-Plant Service
William Hood-D/S Grading and Rehang
Cathy McNatt-D/S Box Room
Sara Aguayo-D/S Debone
Jonathan Garcia-D/S Debone
Suheil Rivera-D/S Debone
Angel Sanchez-D/S Debone
Omar Soler-D/S Debone
Ruben Rosa-D/S Pack-Out
Elida Jasso-D/S Whole Leg Debone
Maria Castillo-D/S DSI/THIN SLIC
Yanira Borrero-N/S Debone
Christina Melendez-N/S Debone
Miguel Martinez-N/S Pack-Out
Santos Mejia-Zepeda-N/S MDM
Rosemarie Neff-N/S Evisceration
David Sanchez-N/S Chiller Rehang
Larry Page-Dress Haul Driver
Gerald Knoell-Dress Haul Driver
Danny Pate-D/S Maintenance Superintendent
Estela Guardiola-D/S Evisceration
Jose Montemoino-D/S Evisceration
Harvey Locklear-D/S Grading and Rehang
Rafael Agosto-D/S Debone
Cherish Bell-D/S Debone Supervisor
Marilyn Villafane-D/S Wing Disjoing
James Brown-D/S Whole Leg Debone
Adriana Feliciano-D/S Whole Leg Debone
Katrina Hawkins-D/S Whole Leg Debone
Cheryl McMillian-D/S DSI/THIN SLIC
Ana Gomez-N/S Debone
Belinda Green-N/S Debone
Ruben Mejia-N/S Debone
Kelvin Rivera-N/S Debone
Jesus Torres-N/S Debone
Eduardo Davila-N/S Pack-Out
Ricardo Rivera-N/S Pack-Out
Daniel Wilkerson-D/S Quality Assurance
Guadalupe Gonzalez-N/S Receiving
Richard Horton-Live Haul
Darren McDougald-Dress Haul Driver
Eduardo Lopez De Victoria-D/S Box Room
James McMillan-D/S Box Room
David Rivera-D/S Debone
Rachel Hernandez-D/S Whole Leg Debone
Wanda Monroe-D/S DSI/THIN SLIC
Luis Rosa-N/S Debone
Mary Nino-N/S Wing Disjoint
Virginia Scriven-N/S Foot Operation
French Bellamy-Dress Haul Driver
Charles McDuffie-Dress Haul Driver
Erick Mitchell-Dress Haul Driver
Natasha Bookhart-Dress Haul Administration
10 Years
Armando Lepe
D/S Maintenance
Victor Perez
D/S Quality Control
Esther Rosas
D/S Quality Control
Walter Turner
Dress Haul Driver
15 Years
Christine Flores
Payroll Clerk
James Haywood
N/S Shipping Superintendent
Alan Asbury
NC Complex Controller
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH PROGRAM – Lumber Bridge, NC
Mountaire of North Carolina would like to recognize and congratulate the following employees for their hard work and dedication.
NAMEDEPARTMENT
Aracelis Martinez
Giblets
Luis Acosta
Cut-Up Felis Aguayo
Thigh Debone
Steven Medina
Live Receiving
Tracy Brown
Stack Off
Gabriel Gomez
MDM
Briana Montgomery
Packout
William David
Cone Debone
Hector Gracia
Whole Leg
Angel M. Diaz
Live Recieving
Larry D. Richardson
Paws
Angel D. Colon
Giblets
Bertha Guerrero
Whole Leg
Ruth Soto-Divina
Cone Debone
Valente Morales
Packout
Soemi S. Parilla
Cut-Up
Charlie Rivers
Live Recieving
Ronald D. McCallum
Paws
Jose J. Trevino
Giblets
Brandon D. Rozier
Packout
Miguel P. Silva
Evisceration
Candido Torres
MSC
Jose Gonzalez
Whole Leg
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SUPERVISOR
Rose Henderson
Mike Hollmond
Janet Rodriguez
Edwin Alicea
Toby Felder
Jonathan Figueroa
Angie Graham
Victor Flores
Janet Rodriguez
Edwin Alicea
Rose Henderson
Rose Henderson
Bruce Godwin
Victor Flores
Angie Graham
Juan Flores
Edwin Alicea
Rose Henderson
Rose Henderson
Jason Nail
Regina Shuey
Jonathan Figueroa
Bruce Godwin
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Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
Recognizes Achievements
On Wednesday, April 18th, Delmarva Poultry Industry,
Inc. (DPI), the trade association for the Delmarva
Peninsula’s meat chicken industry, held its 56th annual
Booster Banquet in Salisbury, Maryland and recognized
13 outstanding poultry growers and three individuals
for their work on behalf of the chicken industry. Close
to 700 people attended the DPI banquet; an annual
celebration of the Delmarva Peninsula’s chicken industry.
DPI Fundraiser Raffle Winner(s)
Thanks to Safety Director John Ward, who generously donated
his prize back for a re-drawing, Michelaine Estimable, a Tray
Pack laborer in for the Millsboro night shift operation won the DPI
Fundraiser Raffle when her name was drawn from a pool of all the
Mountaire of Delaware contributors.
Randy Bennett of the Grow-Out Department in Selbyville
was drawn as the DPI Fundraiser Raffle winner from the pool of
Mountaire of Delmarva contributors.
Each winner took home a 42 inch flat screen tv and blu-ray player!
John’s kind gesture should make us all proud to be a part of this company!
Among the honorees were four Mountaire growers:
Peter Tran has
been a Mountaire
Farms of DMV
grower since 2008.
His poultry farming
operation consists
of twelve houses
and is located in
the Princess Anne,
MD area.
Abdul Wahid has
been a Mountaire
Farms of DMV
grower since 2007.
He has four poultry
houses located near
Princess Anne, MD.
Chad and Joanna
Carpenter have
been growing with
Mountaire Farms
of DE since 2010.
Their poultry farm
consists of seven
houses located in the
Millsboro, DE area.
Millsboro Drivers Reach
90 Day Milestone
The Millsboro driving force reached another milestone
last month. Collectively, the commercial drivers
achieved 90 days without a preventable or contributory
vehicular accident. In celebration of this outstanding
accomplishment, 1 lucky winner had their name drawn in
order to win a brand new John Deer riding lawn mower
equipped with a tow behind trailer. The lucky recipient was
Robbie Gray from our Dress Haul division. Congratulations
go out to Robbie and all of the other drivers that
contributed to this tremendous accomplishment.
Bill and Connie
Robinson built new
poultry houses with
Mountaire Farms of
DE in 2006. Their
farm is located in
Church Hill, MD.
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Foundations of
Leadership Participant
Promotion
We are pleased to announce the
promotion of “Foundations of
Leadership” participant Gustavo
Sanchez Medrano effective May 1, 2012.
Gustavo was promoted to the position
of Management Trainee.
Congratulations Gustavo on your
accomplishment!
HACCP Certification North Carolina Complex
A basic Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Points (HACCP) Certification
is required by federal regulations
for any food Company who
develops a HACCP plan or performs
a reassessment of their HACCP
plan. In the past, Mountaire has
relied on outside consultants to
teach and certify our employees.
This training method is often
expensive and inconvenient for
the Company. In October 2011
Mountaire took the initiative to
obtain its own certified instructors
to teach the Basic HACCP Class and
confer certification on employees.
Mountaire partnered with HACCP
Consulting Group to apply already
developed training material that is
recognized and certified by HACCP
Alliance. A training agreement
was reached and approved, and the
Company registered with HACCP
Alliance. Once we received “lead
instructor status” for two (2) of our
Managers (NC & DE), we have been
able to conduct our own Basic HACCP
certification classes and certify our
own employees requiring the training.
The first certification classes were
held in North Carolina on March
24, 2012 and March 31, 2012 with 12
employees from the North Carolina
Complex in attendance. A second
class was held in Selbyville with
8 employees in attendance. Larry
Blalock, NC HACCP Manager, was
the lead instructor for both classes
with James Monroe, Millsboro QA
Manager, assisting in NC and Meghan
Hill, Selbyville HACCP Coordinator,
assisting in Selbyville.
North Carolina’s Makeover
Pictured: The first group of North Carolina employees certified under the new program.
Front Row, L to R:
Eric Reeves-NS 2nd Processing Manager
Peggy Locklear-NS QA Supervisor
Christine Snead-NS HACCP Technician
April Martinez-DS QA Supervisor
David Vargas, III-Yield Superintendent
The front entrance to the Lumber Bridge,
North Carolina facility appeared a bit
different to employees on March 15, 2012.
We got a makeover! We are proud to
display the national flag of The United
States of America, the state flag of North
Carolina and the Mountaire flag.
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Back Row, L to R:
Morris Dial-DS HACCP Coordinator
Jimmy Parker-Maintenance Manager
John Reed-DS 2nd Processing Manager
Joe Wood-Shipping Manager
John Slusser-NS QA Superintendent
David Kirby-Director of Processing Operations
(Not pictured: Crissy Bullard, DS HACCP Technician and Minerva Najera, DS
QA Technician)
CONGRATULATIONS to all of the newly certified employees as Mountaire
Farms continues to demonstrate its commitment to food safety and
operational excellence by providing the training tools and programs
necessary to carry out its mission of providing wholesome, safe food to its
many customers and consumers.
NEW MILLSBORO COMPUTER LEARNING LAB
A STEP FORWARD TOWARDS OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE!
On Friday, April 13 the Millsboro Training
and Development Department held an
open house and ribbon cutting celebration
to officially present to the Millsboro
complex the new 20-Computer Learning
Lab. “This lab has been a dream come
true for our location”, expressed Marissa
Chavez, Training and Development Manager,
not only because it is a very welcoming
and comfortable environment for our
employees, but most importantly because it
provides an environment that is conducive
to learning. In addition to the 20 personal
computers, the lab has an area with tables
and chairs that accommodate the location’s
need for group sessions and meetings.
The new lab will allow higher flexibility and
more availability for employees to complete
their company-required training courses.
Furthermore, it will provide the opportunity
to expand employee learning and
development through other programmed
initiatives that include English as Second
Language and Basic Computer training.
Pat Townsend, Director of Human
Resources and Mark Chranowski,
Director of Processing Operations cut
the ribbon and officially declared the
Computer Lab open to the Millsboro
Complex employees. Guests from
Human Resources in Selbyville, as well as
Millsboro Transportation, Grain, Safety,
and Processing Operations areas joined
the celebration.
Employees can now take individual courses in multiple languages at the same time.
Weekend to Remember
Investing in your marriage at A Weekend to Remember can be
invaluable to any couple. Amidst the blur of daily life in these pressure-packed times, it’s easy for couples to grow
apart. It can happen without you even noticing. That’s why it’s crucial to strengthen your connection before the gulf
between you grows too wide. This conference can help you bond again, you will find, time tested lessons that are
powerful, practical and enlightening.
The conference is open to everyone, whether you are dating, engaged, married (newly or for many years, happily or unhappily), separated,
divorced, or remarried. The conference is a fantastic opportunity to get away and learn God's plan for marriage and family.
To attend, follow these easy steps:
1. Check with your HR department to see that you qualify (salaried and hourly qualifications).
2. Select a conference location you would like to attend.
3. Complete the registration form. You may obtain this from your local Benefits department or find it on the intranet - Benefit Page - Forms Section.
4. Submit registration.
5. Attend the Conference and have a great time.
Mountaire pays the conference fee and lodging expense while the employee is responsible for transportation and food costs. No children
attend the conference. This wonderful benefit is available on an annual basis.
Selected Upcoming Conference Locations
• 11/30- 12/02 Baltimore, MD • 11/16 - 11/18 Williamsburg, VA • 11/16/- 11/18 Raleigh, NC
• 11/30 - 12/02Charleston, SC • 11/16 - 11/18 Philadelphia, PA
Additional dates and location are available at www.familylife.com/conferences.
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Mountaire Presents
Opportunities to the
Korean Community
Mountaire employees, John Scott,
Woody Jackson, Dean Stewart,
and Dave Patey were invited to
address a group at the Korean
Presbyterian Church on North
Division Street in Salisbury on
Saturday, April 28th.
The group presented information
on Mountaire, building new
poultry houses and on growing
birds with Mountaire. This was
followed by a delicious barbeque
chicken lunch prepared by
members of the church.
The event was organized by
Mountaire grower and church
member, Sung Park.
Keeping Birds Cool During Hot Weather
By: William Crowe
When it comes to keeping birds cool during
hot weather in tunnel-ventilated houses; air
speed and air movement is everything. With
the right amount of wind speed a grower
can lower house temperature 10 degrees or
more no matter how humid it is by removing
hot air from the birds. By maintaining fans,
shutters, belts, and keeping light-traps clean;
a producer can maximize the quantity of
air movement in their houses. Study after
study has proven that a combination of
worn fan belts, dirty fans and shutters, and
dusty light-traps can reduce a fan’s capacity
by 20% to 30%.
Probably the most important aspect of fan
maintenance is keeping fans, shutters, and
light-traps free of dirt and dust. Research
shows that if these are allowed to become
caked with dust; air movement can be
reduced as much as 30%. Which means if
wind speed should be 400 fpm; it could
actually be only 280 fpm. Air-inlets, lighttraps, fans, and shutters should be cleaned
once a week to ensure that fans are running
at peak efficiency.
Another important component of
fan preservation that can go largely
unnoticed is pulley alignment. If the
motor pulley and fan hub pulley are
not perfectly aligned it will cause fan
belts to wear unevenly and quickly
(Figure #1). It can also begin to make
the pulleys to become “u-shaped” if
left unattended long enough. This
will increase maintenance costs and
reduce air movement. Use a straightedge to check pulley alignment.
Another thing to try to remember is
not to put a larger pulley on the fan than what the manufacturer recommends. Of course it will
allow the fan to move more air, but will lead to the motor “burning out”.
The relationship between fan speed and
the amount of air moved is linear; meaning
that a 20% reduction in fan speed equals a
20% reduction in the amount of air being
moved. Therefore; replacing worn fan belts
is essential in maintaining good fan speed. It
does not matter if the belt is tight if it is worn
out. It is important to know that fan belts do
not stretch . . . they get thinner. How do you
know if a fan belt needs to be replaced?
As a general rule, the
top of the belt should
extend slightly past the
top of the motor pulley
(Figure #2). If the belt
is 1/16” to 1/8” below
the top of the pulley
it should be replaced
(Figure #3). A good rule
of thumb is to replace
fan belts once a year;
usually in the Spring.
Now these days with electrical costs fast
approaching fuel costs; a grower can be
rewarded with proper fan maintenance.
Unless fans are properly cared for during
the heat of summer; a producer could
easily lose several hundred dollars per
house in a few short weeks. Because air
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speed keeps birds cool in so many ways; a
small decrease in air movement can have
a large effect on a grower’s ability to keep
birds comfortable. It would not likely
increase mortality during hot weather;
but could have a detrimental effect on
bird performance.
God’s Resources Glorifying Jesus
The Mountaire creed was prayerfully and thoughtfully written to include the declaration, “To be good stewards
of all the assets God has entrusted to us.” Every year some of the company profits are given to local, national and
international faith based ministries. An organization that benefits from this attitude of giving is highlighted below to
allow the Mountaire family to be aware of the impact the company is making on the world in which we live.
Keith Wheeler Ministries - Keith committed his life to
follow Jesus in 1982. Three years later, he began carrying a
12-foot, wooden cross. He has walked with the cross over
20,000 miles, through more than 150 countries on all seven
continents. Keith has carried the cross through nations
at war such as Bosnia, Rwanda, the Chechen region and
Bethlehem during the standoff at the Church of the Nativity.
During this time, he has been arrested many times (none
for crimes) and even jailed. Keith was even taken before a
firing squad to be shot and another time he was beaten and
left for dead. He says “This walk has not been a walk of
faith ... but God’s grace, in spite of my weaknesses, fears,
and inabilities. I don’t have a ministry! Jesus does! I only
want to be the kind of vessel that He can use to reach a
lost and hurting world. It’s His ministry in our lives and
through our lives touching this world. I’m not an evangelist
or missionary -- I’m simply a pilgrim. I only want to follow
Jesus. I love God and I love the people of the world. To
me, ministry is simply the overflow of a life lived in love
with Jesus. I feel that Jesus has many servants but very few
friends. It’s one thing to be called a friend; it’s another to
actually be a friend. I want to be His friend. I believe that
His heart breaks for the lost and hurting of this world. I
know that one day He’ll wipe away every tear from our
eyes, but we have an opportunity to wipe away the tears
from His eyes by loving others and reaching out to them.”
Pa rt n e r i n g w i t h A r m y Ca r eer a n d A lu m n i P ro g r a m
a n d A r m y C o m m u n i ty S erv i c es - Fo rt B r ag g, N C
Mountaire of North Carolina is proud to announce that it
has partnered with Fort Bragg’s “Army and Career Alumni
Program” (ACAP) and Army Community Services (ACS) to
recruit retiring and discharging military personnel.
On April 24, 2012 we participated in our first ever Ft. Bragg
Employer Day held from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This is an
event that we will continue to participate in. The event
is held twice a month on Tuesday and is geared to assist
discharging military personnel obtain employment.
On May 7, 2012 we participated in the Ft. Bragg Employment
& Career Fair held at the Fort Bragg Club from 9:00 AM
to 2:00 PM. Over 80 companies were present and over
350 job seekers in attendance. The goal of this event and
both ACAP and ACS is to provide all military personnel to
include family members, retirees, spouses, Department of
Defense civilians and National Guard and Reserve members
the opportunity to share their skills and experiences with
potential employers.
Mountaire is a proud employer of former, current and retired
military personnel and a proud supporter of our troops!
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TOTAL QUALITY SERVICE
The continuous process of servicing each of our internal customers with quality
work on time, at low cost each step of the way resulting in a high quality – least cost
product delivered to our external customers.
HOW IT’S ACCOMPLISHED
Teams, Employee Involvement and Communication of Goals and Results.
THE RESULT
• We create value for our customers—value is what sells more product profitably.
• The external customers are successful
• The internal customers are successful (Us)
• Mountaire is successful
• Value becomes our competitive advantage
• We all grow
MOUNTAIRE CREED
To provide Quality and Service Consistently
To be honest and fair with everyone including customers,
suppliers, community neighbors and each other
To provide an environment dedicated to personal and corporate growth
To be good stewards of all the assets God has entrusted to us