Job Description

Pay Rate: 18.00 per hour

(Additional $1.00 per hour for hours worked between 7:00pm and 11:59pm. Additional $2.00 per hour for hours worked between 12:00am-4:59am)

We offer our TEAM Members the following benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance for themselves and their eligible dependents.
• Voluntary benefits such as Group Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Group Accident Coverage, Group Critical Illness Coverage, Individual Short-Term Disability Insurance, and Whole Life Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care FSA and Dependent Daycare FSA).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• College tuition reimbursement (70% tuition, 70% books, and 70% parking).
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a Company-contribution of up to 4%.
• Vacation, sick, holiday, funeral, and jury duty pay.

JOB DUTIES:

• Help with vaccination of individual chickens – up to 11,000 birds per day. Pick up and hang on vaccination apparatus (approximately chest high) up to 5,500 birds (4 lbs each) using proper lifting techniques.
• Move birds. Catch/pick up and carry (up to 20 feet) as many as 3,000-4.5 lb birds each day using proper lifting techniques.
• Set up ranch prior to bird placements – routine heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs.)
• Gather eggs – which include:
  • Step into and out of gathering pit numerous times each day (steep stairs.)
  • Gather onto flats up to 13,600 eggs daily from conveyor belts.
  • Sorting eggs for: Size, Clean or dirty, Miss-shaped, Chex or cracks.
  • Clean eggs as needed.
  • Stacking flats. Lift and carry up to 50 lbs. (4 flats of eggs)
  • Clean workrooms – sweeping with a broom, bending down to hold dustpan.
  • Empty trash – lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Walk floors and slats with ability to bend down & pick up eggs and dead birds.
  • Walk houses 4-5 times daily requires 1.5 to 5 miles of walking each day.
• Help maintain and clean ranch grounds.
• Clean waterers – lifting 40 lbs. to dump water, scrubbing up to 160 drinkers/day.
• Clean lights – climb ladder 12’ to reach lights mounted in ceiling.
• Transfer to other farms – reliable transportation
• Clean up ranch between flocks – routine heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs.), operate high-pressure washer.
• Additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift & carry 50 pounds
• Ability to walk 1.5 – 5 miles per day
• Able to step into & out of gathering pit numerous times each day (steep stairs)
• Able to bend over & pick up eggs from floor
• Able to pick up & hang at chest height up to 5,500 birds (4 lbs each) daily
• Able to catch/pick up & carry (up to 20 ft) up to 3,000 birds (4.5 lb) each day.
• Must be able to climb a 12 foot ladder
• Must have reliable transportation

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.