Foster Farms has been a family-owned and operated company for four generations. Since our founding days back in 1939, we have always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. The hope is that our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our people will shine through in everything we do.

We are always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization, but operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage employees to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

• Direct and supervise shift maintenance for all scales and electrical functions in the Livingston Plant complex. 
• Prepare work schedules and mechanic duty assignments as required to support the total maintenance program and the requirements of Production and USDA personnel.
• Perform frequent on-the-job inspections to ensure employee safe working habits, safe work areas, high quality workmanship and effectiveness of maintenance and repairs.
• Evaluate, prioritize and schedule maintenance repair requests to ensure timely completion of all
  repair actions.
• Accurately estimate materials and manpower costs for job orders and project requests.
• Routinely inspect equipment for needed repairs and maintenance. 
• Prepare maintenance repair requests.
• Proved technical assistance to assigned personnel in the following areas: proper operation of equipment, proper use of maintenance manuals/schematics, efficient troubleshooting and proper maintenance/repair of equipment.
• Provide the Maintenance Supervisor with a written list of materials and replacement parts as requires. 
• Initiate purchase requisitions.
• Initiate Material Request Cards for spare stock on Maintenance Inventory Control
• Recommend needed special tools as required.
• Identify current/potential spares shortages or zero balances.
• Responsible for continuous employee training program (as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor), especially for newly assigned personnel. Increase the effectiveness of experienced
  personnel.
• Develop on-the-job training programs for new personnel.
• Evaluate and document employee training records.
• Develop employee training requirements for new equipment.
• Develop employee skill level upgrading tests.
• Monitor and keep all required maintenance records/calibrations current. These records are to be used to conduct analysis and generate reports as well as maintain regulatory requirements.
• Conduct monthly environmental inspections and keep all required maintenance records
  current.
• Conduct an aggressive, on going safety program to include: inspection, instruction,
  correction, prevention and documentation.

• Must possess a minimum of five (5) years maintenance experience in poultry or
  related industrial areas

• Must have a minimum of two (2) years supervisory experience with emphasis on:

• Expertise in all phases of electrical/instrumentation operations

• Demonstrate good interpersonal communication skills

• Exhibit good leadership skills

• Have working knowledge of state-of-the-art control devices

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

• Must have PLC experience to include the ability to program, preferably Rockwell-Automation
  devices.

All your 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 employees

will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.