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.

Provide engineering and technical leadership to ensure plant facilities/equipment are reliable, safe and sanitary. Provide overall management and direction for the maintenance department. Responsible for the professional development and training (procedures and standards) of maintenance supervisors and hourly employees. Conduct individual performance evaluations. Ensure the work force meets departmental objectives regarding productivity, quality and safety.

• Manage maintenance department effectively, consistently attain department goals / standards for cost, productivity, quality and safety. Direct and manage maintenance shifts for the Demopolis Corn Dog Facility.
• Manage capital program effectively, consistently complete assigned projects within budget and scope.
  Prepare work schedules for the Maintenance Supervisors as required to support the total maintenance program to meet the requirements of production and USDA personnel
• Evaluate, prioritize and schedule maintenance repair requests to ensure timely completion of repair actions
• Responsible for professional development and training of department. Develop on-the-job training programs for new personnel, evaluate and document training records, develop training requirements for new equipment and develop skill-level step increase program
• Perform frequent on-the-job inspections to ensure: safe working habits, safe work areas, quality of workmanship, effectiveness of maintenance and repairs.
• Oversee facility compliance with regulatory agency requirements and reporting standards.
• Help maintain and improve quality and food safety, to insure compliance with company quality standards and USDA regulatory requirements.
• Manage two direct report supervisors over two shifts with 25 indirect non-union maintenance technicians
  
• Other duties as assigned

• Must have a B.S. degree or equivalent work experience
• Must have five (5) years maintenance experience, of which at least 2 are in the food processing industry.
• Experience in departmental administration, budget initiation, cost control and project management
• Must have computer skills including CMMS and work order system, time keeping and Microsoft Office
• Must have good communication skills & interpersonal skills
• Ability to evaluate supervisors fairly and objectively and suggest areas for needed improvement in a positive manner
• Must have strong electrical and mechanical background

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.