Jimmy Miller started working for the Rockingham Poultry Co-op on March 9, 1986. When he started working 39 years ago in the Live Haul department working on cages during the summer while he was still in school, he had no idea of the changes he would see over the years.
Jimmy has seen many changes since then. The benefits have changed, there is now a 401K retirement plan, and now there is training for Maintenance employees. The company has grown and been through several name changes and when he started working, the Live Haul building was located at the main plant. After Jimmy went on to work full time, he worked at the Wash Bay and was a truck mechanic until the expansion began in the 1990’s. When they started work building the major expansion, he transferred to the Maintenance department, starting his maintenance career. After the expansion was fully functional, the Maintenance department branched out with a Refrigeration department, and that is where Jimmy is still today. Jimmy started working with his mentor, Donnie Shafer, who he couldn’t say enough about because he taught him all about the refrigeration processes. He started learning as much as he could and it wasn’t long until he was promoted to Lead. He is currently the Refrigeration Lead and PSM Coordinator for the Fresh Plant.
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