Meet our team
Our employees are the foundation of our success. Employees celebrating 25 years service helped build the company and produce quality pork. We will keep this section updated with those team members' spotlights, so check back often to honor them and read their stories.
Missi C.
It was September 1996, and the 18-year-old Missi began her career at Seaboard Foods in Shawnee Mission, Kans., as an order entry clerk in sales. She aspired to earn a Liberal Arts degree to become a paralegal.
“It’s crazy to think I’ve been here 25 years! My job was a good fit for me at the time. I was going to school and working. It just fit with my life,” she said.
As a co-worker reflected, she was “not even old enough to legally drink at the time” but her responsibility was to enter customer orders in the AS400 order software. Yes, the same AS400 system used today. Her personal touch and attention to detail endeared her to customers even after she moved to different positions.
“When I was a sales assistant, customers would call me directly because they knew I would make sure they received what they needed. Those customers called me over the years just to see how I was doing,” added Missi.
She has seen a lot of change in that time. After leaving the sales department, she worked in supply chain and customer service finally landing in supply chain inventory and logistics where she remains today.
“Seaboard Foods has been the one ‘constant’ in my life over 25 years. Every day has been different, but I always knew the job I needed to do. It’s been a great opportunity. I’ve been able to grow and learn technology and what goes into the pork business,” she said.
Thank you for trusting Seaboard Foods with your career!
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Purva D.
How do you describe Seaboard Foods in one word? The 27-year veteran analyst and programmer Purva D., director of solutions delivery in the Shawnee Mission, Kan., office, couldn’t choose only one word, and instead provided several appropriate adjectives.
“Pick one: Challenging, rewarding, stable, progressive, flexible, connected, nimble, welcoming…,” she offered.
Colleagues know Purva never avoids a challenge and look to her for leadership.
“I have been very fortunate to be working for a company that is dynamic and challenging where there is no opportunity for boredom. I have a great sense of accomplishment with every role I have held during my 25+ years with Seaboard. I have also built great friendships that feel like family,” she confides.
Purva, we think you are amazing, dynamic and committed.
Troy L.
“Time flies, that must be a testament to how good Seaboard Foods is,” says Troy, further processing sales representative in Shawnee Mission, Kan.
“When Seaboard Foods opened, we were viewed as the new kid on the block. We changed the industry when we put our pork in the marketplace,” he continued.
Troy started in scheduling when there was one plant and 5,000-6,000 head killed per day. Today, the count exceeds 20,000 per plant, and three plants total.
Seaboard Foods has a solid foundation and has been blessed with solid leadership. These loyal people are more than coworkers, they are friends.
Bryan E.
Bryan E., plant supervisor, has been involved in two plant startups in his career, and he stayed with Seaboard Foods after putting in long hours of training and testing the most innovative equipment in its time.
“I have been treated very good at Seaboard Foods. I remember when Harry Bresky was touring the plant and he talked with me for 15 minutes. He was the nicest person for being the owner of a big company like Seaboard Corporation, he even asked about my family. I will never forget that day,” he said.
He continued, “when I retire in two years, I will miss coming to work every day, and if someone wants a career with real good health insurance, competitive pay and an atmosphere with good people, Seaboard Foods’ plant in Guymon is an excellent choice.”
