Maintenance A - Ellenwood Hatchery (Waterford)

About the role

Pay Rate: $28.75 per hour

Responsibilities

• Maintain and direct all maintenance activities, ensuring that all hatchery equipment is operating safely and at peak efficiency.
• Maintain and monitor a parts inventory that is economical and within budgeted costs.
• Responsible for general maintenance of equipment and buildings.
• Maintains a parts inventory, to include ordering and receiving of the same.
• Conducts plant safety audits.
• Covers plant preventative maintenance programs.
• Completes special projects as needed.
• Does electrical troubleshooting, A/C and/or electronics.
• Provides hatchery relief labor under emergency situation.

Qualifications

• Must be able to monitor and direct maintenance personnel so that all job requests are completed in a safe and timely manner.
• Must be able to monitor and control a parts inventory in a cost-effective manner that is within budgeted costs.
• Must have basic math skills.
• Must have strong organizational skills.
• Must be able to move 100 pounds.
• Must have strong welding skills.
• Must have good electrical knowledge.
• 4 – 6 years' experience in the hatcheries preferred.
• Maintain an acceptable DMV record.
• Pallet jack and forklift training.
• Respirator training.

Foster Farms ACTION Guiding Principles

• Accountability: Deliver on commitments.
• Collaboration: Achieve more by working as a team.
• Truth-Seeking: Be open-minded and act with humility.
• Initiative: Be proactive and lead with a growth mindset.
• Ownership: Take responsibility for results.
• Nimble: Operate with speed and agility.

Why Join Foster Farms?

This is a high-impact opportunity to shape the future of the ready-to-eat business at a leading food company, directly supporting our mission, vision, and values. You will play a critical role in delivering safe, high-quality food and great moments for millions of families.