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
Salary Range: $179,700 to $251,500 per year
POSITION SUMMARY:
The primary objectives of this position are to provide overall direction for the Livingston Facility (1000+ employees and oversee the 3 – Fresh, Further Processing and Live), including production, distribution, warehousing, sanitation and maintenance functions. The position will include frequent contact with Live Production, Quality Control, Technical Services, Human Resources, Accounting, Commodities, Legal, Union, USDA, industry associations, local government agencies, and selected customers.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Leadership Characteristics:
- Carries out management responsibilities in accordance with the Company’s policies and applicable laws.
- Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy to provide a harassment-free work environment
- Maintains reliable work force and positive union relations
- Maintains and builds management depth for existing business and growth
- Promotes an environment and culture of engagement where all employees feel respected, valued and informed
Production Responsibilities:
- Developing short-term and long-term goals for Production and monitor the results of cost and quality systems to ensure profit margins.
- Apply leadership to develop personnel and systems that will place the manufacturing operation in an industry leading position in terms of cost and quality.
- Provide direction to ensure that comprehensive employee safety programs are aligned with Company’s goals and values
Technical and Engineering:
- Assist in product development, quality assurance, engineering systems and equipment to provide future profitability and growth as required by the Manufacturing Division.
- Develop new products and process in conjunction with Marketing and USDA compliance with SSOP and HACCP programs.
- Ensure quality programs and technical support to protect existing businesses.
- Ensure engineering support for expansion and new methods.
Planning:
- Participate with Operations Group in the total planning process, including capital requirements, budgeting and manpower development for future growth of our business.
Qualifications
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) in Business Administration or related fields.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible management in the food processing industry, preferably in the poultry business.
- Demonstrated financial understanding to include budgeting, staffing, and cost analysis.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and drive.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong oral and written communications skills and the ability to work in both individual and team work settings.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, financial software, etc.
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.
Top Skills
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/
