Company Description

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued TEAM Members will shine through in everything we do.

Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms TEAM. We offer the experience of a large organization,, however, we operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage TEAM Members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Job Description

Pay Rate: $17.22 per hour.

Purpose of Position: Contribute to, assist and relieve the Ranch Manager to oversee all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryer ranch activities and functions.

Internally: Several times weekly, have contact with the feed mill
dispatchers, feed mill drivers, and maintenance repair personnel, personnel
from other ranches and field supervision.
Supervise and direct the essential functions of production on them
assigned ranch, such as set-up/clean-up, brooding, vaccination crews,
maintenance repair, feed delivery and
relief personnel.

Assist manager to direct the grow out program of fryers through the setup of the ranch, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, mortality, vaccinations, medications, so that conditions are maintained to meet the highest possible level of quality and productivity.Assist in maintaining the ranch facilities and equipment for optimal usage and good appearance: arranging with the maintenance department for needed materials and service calls.Follow, assist and enforce to maintain strict sanitation conditions and disease protection procedures, and being constantly aware of the bird's health. Report any abnormalities to the Manager or Field Supervisor. React responsibly to emergencies that could adversely affect the chickens, day or night. Assist Ranch Manager to manage and control all ranch production costs, to include all labor, fuel, supply, utility, medication, and ranch maintenance costs. Assist with maintaining accurate and complete records pertaining to all ranch activities, i.e., feed, mortality, fuel, production, and energy consumption. Assist Ranch Manager to provide proper training and delegation of duties to all ranch personnel. Adhere to and enforce company safety, animal welfare and disease prevention guidelines. Maintain a high awareness of industrial safety and report any problem(s) directly to Field Supervisor.

Qualifications

Must be a high school graduate or equivalentLive poultry experience is preferableMust be able to work in an Ag environmentMust have good interpersonal/communication skillsMust have an aptitude for mathBilingual is helpful (Spanish/English)Must be able to lift up to 75 poundsMust be able to bend over, stoop, crouch and pull water hoses throughout the dayMust adhere to Bio-Security and Safety policies & proceduresMust not have fowl on premises where livesMust be able to submit and pass a criminal background check

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new Team Members.