Live Hang/Over Crew- Day Shift

At Foster Farms, our mission is creating great food and serving great moments. Our vision is to be the best and most trusted food company, empowering and nourishing the lives of those we serve. We measure our success by how well we protect and care for our team, our consumers, our animals, and our environment, while delivering operational excellence and exceptional value to our customers.

Pay

Pay rate starts at $19.00 with shift premiums of $0.50 for hours worked 4pm–midnight and $1.00 for hours worked midnight–8am. Longevity premium of $0.25 after one year of service. Attendance premium of $0.25.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance for team members 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.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company contribution of up to 4%.
• Vacation, sick, holiday, funeral, and jury duty pay.

Responsibilities

• Lift live birds (4 lb – 9 lb) off moving belt and hang into moving shackles.
• Remove returned chicken feet from shackles prior to placing live birds on shackles as needed.
• Maintain and improve quality and food safety to ensure compliance with company standards and USDA requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Report regularly and on time to work as well as work all required hours, including overtime and weekends as scheduled.
• Understand and follow established rules and procedures as well as accept constructive feedback.
• Work safely and set an example of good working safe habits.
• Follow established Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and all Food Safety procedures.
• Work effectively with small, hand-held tools (i.e. knives, scissors).
• Bend, climb, stoop, and stand as necessary depending on assigned task(s).
• Repetitive grasping, cutting, reaching, lifting (between 3 – 5 lbs).
• Repetitive pushing, pulling, and lifting between 10 – 80 lbs.
• Stand on concrete floor, grating, or metal stand for prolonged periods.
• Must be able to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.