Commodities Warehouse Worker-Burrel Fertilizer Plant (Seasonal-Day Shift)

Pay Rate: $17.50 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)

About Foster Farms

At Foster Farms, our mission is creating great food and serving great moments. Our vision is to be the best and most trusted food company, empowering and nourishing the lives of those we serve. We measure our success by how well we protect and care for our team, our consumers, our animals, and our environment, while delivering operational excellence and exceptional value to our customers.

Essential Job Functions:

• Safely operate front-end loaders, two axle tractor, and shuttle trailers to transport raw material to the plant in a safe, efficient manner.
• Safely operate two axle tractors with a 40-foot trailer.
• Maintain vehicles including daily inspections, service, clean-up, and reporting mechanical problems on Vehicle Inspection Reports.
• Operate a forklift in a safe, efficient manner to move supplies.
• Bag filling and sealing, including changes to production codes. Incumbent will perform quality checks, ensuring correct bags for product, correct product codes, checking weights on bags, and sampling, as directed.
• Loading bulk and flatbed trailers
• Batching, weighing out ingredients, opening bags, to ensure correct formulation.
• Weighmaster duties, as needed.
• Perform general clean-up around the plant.
• Additional duties, as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Expected duration of assignment is 10 months
• Must be a self-starter who does not need close supervision.
• Must have the ability to operate a forklift.
• Having strong numerical/mechanical aptitude.
• Must be able to work varying shifts, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Must be willing to rotate into various departments with varying job duties, as needed.
• Must have the ability to read, write, understand, and verbally communicate in English.
• Complete assigned reports clearly and legibly.
• Must be able to lift 80-100 lbs.
• Must be able to climb ladders and work at heights above 160 feet, and confined spaces.
• Must be able to work rotating shifts, weekends, and overtime, as needed.
• Good organizational and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Requirements:

• Commodities warehouse experience

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.