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manufacturing operations, emphasizes the company's
commitment to safety, quality, regulatory compliance
and employee development and highlights its overall
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Bray said Sanderson Farms employees are included
in daily conversations about safety, and the company's
training programs allow supervisors to assist employees by providing personal attention. Facility personnel
are encouraged to offer suggestions for improvements
while reviewing and implementing change.
He said delegating authority to those who are the
most knowledgeable about a particular area of the operation was one of the keys to success at the Sanderson
Farms plant.
"Depending on what we're doing, the manager isn't
always the best one to make a decision," he said. "It
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we give him the opportunity to make those decisions
and make him accountable for the wins and losses. It
works, and it is a team effort."

Sanderson Farms' Collins facility produces more
than 400,000 tons of poultry feed each year. As one
of Sanderson Farms' eight feed mills, the facility processes 455 acres-worth of corn each day. It also serves
as the grain delivery point for the company's Laurel,
Mississippi, facility.
Bray said Sanderson Farms reviews a variety of metrics daily, weekly, quarterly and annually to maximize
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of this year's competition and we are happy to present
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