Maintenance Lead Nights

About the Company

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 team. We offer the experience of a large organization but 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.

Pay

$34.50 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).

Responsibilities

• Maintain Cook Side and Raw Side equipment through the preventive/predictive maintenance program.
• Work with the maintenance planner and supervision to plan repairs and PMs.
• Ensure facilities/plant/production equipment is operating in a safe and optimal manner.
• Maintain professional communication with all maintenance personnel, MRO personnel, production personnel, sanitation personnel, leads, and supervisors.
• Ensure daily objectives and tasks are expressed to the maintenance team at the beginning of the shift, including distributing pocket cards and work orders (WOs).
• Give direction and support to the maintenance team.
• Order repair parts as needed, ensuring correct parts are ordered, installed correctly, and in a timely manner.
• Oversee all repairs made on the shift, sign all WOs/PMs performed, ensuring work is complete, correct, and safe.
• Effectively troubleshoot and repair all equipment in a safe, correct, and timely manner.
• Obtain mechanic-requested parts from the MRO warehouse, ensuring all parts removed are signed out using SAP.
• Ensure shops and work areas are clean and safe.
• Ensure maintenance personnel follow assigned breaks and lunch times and return promptly.
• Help maintain and improve quality and food safety to ensure compliance with company quality standards and USDA regulatory requirements.
• Follow safety lock-out/tag-out procedures.
• Supervise maintenance team members as directed by management.
• Provide materials and planning for maintenance repairs.
• Provide leadership and direction to maintenance team members and interface with other department team members.
• Assess and respond to facility maintenance needs and cross-train maintenance team in all areas of production equipment.
• Perform general cleaning and assist other crew if required.
• Maintain safety, housekeeping, sanitation, and GMP requirements while performing job duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be self-motivated and able to lead by example.
• Must have previous leadership experience.
• Must have advanced knowledge of three-phase motors, motor control, wrapping, and food processing equipment.
• Must be familiar with pumps, understanding gear ratios/speeds, and operation of hand and power tools.
• Must be able to use welding/cutting equipment and be proficient in all aspects of plant maintenance.
• Must be able to read electrical and mechanical schematics and troubleshoot effectively.
• Must have a good understanding of safe work practices, PPE, and knowledge of OSHA standards.
• Must be able to read, understand, and implement written instructions and procedures in English.
• Must have effective communication skills and be able to work effectively in a group setting or independently.
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including overtime and temporarily moving to a different shift to support business needs.
• Must be detail-oriented and have strong mathematical aptitude.
• Must be able to stand for prolonged periods (8-10 hours) on concrete/metal grate floors and work in cold/heat.

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.

Company Values

• 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.