Company Description
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.
Job Description
- Make an accurate cut on every front half around the shoulder and along the scapula.
- Properly pull the breast downward to separate meat from the frame.
- Monitor and continuously improve cut while maintaining low scrape scores.
- Pay close attention to bones and remove as necessary.
- Sharpen knife blade as necessary, every 3 or 4 birds.
- Change out blades at each break.
- Responsible for preparing presentations for wing cutters.
Qualifications
- Occasional walking; bending at the waist; twisting of the neck and waist.
- Frequent reaching at or below shoulder level.
- Constant standing; bending at the neck; power grasping; fine manipulation/feeling; pushing/pulling; reaching above and at shoulder level; repetitive motion of shoulders, arms and hands; use of vision & hearing.
- Work Environment: Inside line work around loud equipment/machinery; walking around grates, hoses, foot baths; exposure to dust, fumes & chemicals; cold environment.
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.
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What We Do
Serving families since 1939, Foster Farms has become one of the West Coast's most trusted brands. We've grown from a small poultry farm outside of Modesto, California, into a thriving food industry leader with products that span far beyond fresh chicken. We are now more than 12,000 employees strong with operations in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Arkansas, Alabama and Louisiana. Our portfolio offers a full variety of fresh, frozen and ready-to-eat products that meet clear consumer needs. Our market leading foods include the West’s #1 fresh chicken brand, the #1 frozen-cooked chicken brand and the country's #1 corndog. With plans for continued product innovation, and aggressive marketing support across multiple categories, Foster Farms is poised to enter its next major phase of growth, and become a national consumer food products leader. We are seeking team members that want to be a part of this new and exciting chapter in our company’s history. At Foster Farms, excellence and quality guide everything we do. Our employees are our greatest strength and a true measure of our success. We treat our employees like family and encourage a collaborative professional environment. Foster Farms offers excellent salaries and benefits; we strongly support employee education and advancement within the Company. We are a family-focused organization and are active in our communities. For information about joining our team, please visit: https://jobs.fosterfarms.com/
