Ranch Foreperson II - Elkhorn 1 (Shift Varies) - Foster Farms : Job Details

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.

Pay Rate: $18.52 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.

Working Relationships:

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 their

assigned ranch, such as set-up/clean-up, brooding, vaccination crews,

maintenance repair, feed delivery and

relief personnel.

Essential Job Functions:

* 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.

* Must be a high school graduate or equivalent

* Live poultry experience is preferable

* Must be able to work in an Ag environment

* Must have good interpersonal/communication skills

* Must have an aptitude for math

* Bilingual is helpful (Spanish/English)

* Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds

* Must be able to bend over, stoop, crouch and pull water hoses throughout the day

* Must adhere to Bio-Security and Safety policies & procedures

* Must not have fowl on premises where lives

* Must have completed the Chicken Grow Out Training Program.

* Must be self-motivated and able to work independently with a minimum of supervision.

* Must possess supervisory and leadership skills.

* Must have good mathematical and organizational skills.

* Must have good written and verbal communication skills (Basic English).

* Preferably, will have a mechanical aptitude.

* Must be willing and able to respond as necessary to alarms and adverse conditions affecting the chickens.

* Must be able to work as scheduled/needed to include overtime, evenings, holidays and weekends.

* Must be able to follow and enforce company standards, guidelines and policies on anyone working on his/her ranch complex.

* Must have the ability to work at other ranches/complexes as needed.

* Must be able to submit and pass a criminal background check

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.