Assistant Ranch Fore Drive-On- DP0488 - Madera Ranch (Shift Varies)

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.

Pay Rate: $18.75 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)

Essential Functions:

• Contribute to and assist Ranch Manager to oversee all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryers and fryer ranch.


• Assist manager to direct the grow out of fryers through the setup of the ranch, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, mortality, vaccinations, medications, so that conditions are maintained to meet the highest possible level of quality.


• Maintain the ranch facilities, to include appearance, arranging with the maintenance department, needed materials and service calls.


• Follow and enforce strict sanitation procedures being constantly aware of the bird's health; report any abnormalities to the Manager or Field Supervisor.


• React responsibly to emergencies that could adversely affect the chickens, day or night. 


• Assist Ranch Manager to manage and control all ranch production costs, to include all labor, fuel, supply, utility, medication, and ranch maintenance costs. 


• Maintain accurate and complete records pertaining to all ranch activities, i.e., feed, mortality, fuel, production, and energy consumption. 


• Assist Ranch Manager to provide proper training and delegation of duties to all ranch personnel.


• Adhere to and enforce company safety, animal welfare and disease prevention guidelines. 


• Several times weekly, have contact with the feed mill dispatchers, feed mill drivers, and maintenance repair personnel, personnel from other ranches and field supervision.


• Supervise and direct the essential functions of production on their assigned ranch, such as set-up/clean-up, brooding, vaccination crews, maintenance repair, feed delivery and relief personnel.

• Must have completed the Chicken Grow Out Training Program.


• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently with a minimum of supervision.


• Must possess supervisory and leadership skills.


• Must have good mathematical and organizational skills.


• Must have good written and verbal communication skills (Basic English).


• Must be able to move and lift 50 pounds.


• Preferably, will have a mechanical aptitude.


• Must be willing and able to respond as necessary to alarms and adverse conditions affecting the chickens.


• Must be able to work as scheduled/needed to include overtime, evenings, holidays and weekends.


• Must be able to follow and enforce company standards, guidelines and policies on anyone working on his/her ranch complex.


• Must have the ability to work at other ranches/complexes as needed.

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.