“ The company will listen to you if you have creative ideas .”
The company is dedicated to promotion from within , said Renelius Sims , who works in sales .
Sims began his career at George ’ s as a production worker , but was promoted to shipping and billing and then accounting before starting his current position in sales .
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Some employees at George ’ s poultry plants traveled a long way to find their careers . Cayle Davis , maintenance supervisor , drives back and forth each day from near Harrison . Paul Sehreh traveled even farther to become an operations supervisor in de-boning .
Sehreh , 29 , was born in Burma , now called Myanmar , but grew up in a refugee camp in Thailand . His family fled his native country during political upheaval . After 11 years in the camp , a sponsor allowed the family to relocate to Texas . After working for two years at a poultry plant in Houston , a George ’ s recruiter brought Sehreh to Springdale .
“ It was a good job opportunity ,” Sehreh said . “ I ’ m glad I moved here .”
George ’ s works hard to find and keep good employees , said Glen Balch , Vice President of Human Resources .
“ We want people who take pride in their place of employment ,” Balch said .
George ’ s began in the 1920s in Springdale by hauling poultry to market . Today , it owns poultry operations in Arkansas , Missouri and Virginia . Four generations of the George family have headed the privately owned company , which employs about 4,700 people .
“ For a guy who expected to find temporary employment at a chicken plant , I have instead been blessed to work with some of the best people in the industry ,” Sims said .
Tiem Loeak , supervisor in a processing plant , used previous experience to gain his promotion from a line worker . His work with an inventory company allowed him to make suggestions that would improve inventory control in the cooler .
The native of the Marshall Islands was transferred to the inventory crew and then promoted to supervisor soon afterward .
“ The company will listen to you if you have creative ideas ,” Loeak said .
George ’ s also tries to help employees with their problems , said Tahamara Ibarra , a human resources worker .
“ The company will listen to you if you have creative ideas .”