PC Plant Operator Technician - Rendering (Nights) - Foster Farms

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 Range: $24.15 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)

Operate and monitor the various machines which convert meat and feathers into protein meal.

• Control Room Operator: Maintain cook logs for meat and feather cooking during the shift. Monitor the progress of each cook. Responsible for contacting maintenance or electrician when mechanical problems occur. Check all timers on feather and meat cooker.
• Pollution Operator: Monitor solution tanks, cross flow scrubber. Check chemical concentration to make sure it is within standards. Maintain logs. Load bulk trucks as needed.
• Meat Operator: Monitor product flow from perc-pans to surge hopper through expellers.
• Fat Room Operator: Monitor raw product bins at all time. Monitor fat tank levels, when levels get to ¾ tank full, operator is to filter dirty fat, run filter cake out and repeat this procedure throughout the day as many times as necessary.
• Grinding Room Operator: Monitor product flow through grinding room. Check shaker screens and disintegrator screens making sure there are no holes on the screens. Dump barrels, gondolas etc. Monitor levels on outside storage bins. Load raw feathers into feather table when necessary.
• Feather Operator: Monitor the flow of raw feather into feather cooker. Clear drops on feather cooker. Monitor pressure inside feather cooker and run moisture checks every hour so that moisture does not exceed 6%.
• Complete required food safety and quality documentation as needed.
• Other duties as assigned, to include: general cleaning, assisting other crews as needed, and reporting mechanical problems to appropriate personnel.

• Must be able to work in a hot environment (up to 110°F) for 8-10 hours.
• Must have a basic mechanical aptitude enabling one to work with and adjust machines, some of which have sharp blades.
• Must be able to demonstrate mechanical, basic math and science skills.
• Must have good English-speaking skills.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs safely.
• Must be capable of using small tools.
• Must be able to stand for prolonged periods of time (8-10 hours) on a concrete/metal grate floor.
• Must be able to walk up and down stairways and ladder quickly and routinely.
• 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.