Field Supervisor $69,600 to $83,750

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.

We offer our Team Members the following benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance for themselves and their eligible dependents.
• Voluntary benefits such as Group Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Group Accident Coverage, Group Critical Illness Coverage, Individual Short-Term Disability Insurance, and Whole Life Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care FSA and Dependent Daycare FSA).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• College tuition reimbursement.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a Company-contribution of up to 4%.
• Vacation, sick, holiday, funeral, and jury duty pay.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

To supervise and control Fryer Production functions in a manner conducive to promoting a consistent high quality product at the least cost on Foster Farms PNW company owned and contract ranches.

This position requires a self-motivated individual who is able to manage constant change, multiple schedules and tasks and can provide consistent support of the company’s policies and values when confronted by distressed contract growers and employees.  This employee must be able to independently develop and persistently execute programs for growers, employees and support areas within the company and must be willing to accept responsibility for their actions. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/ PERCENT OF TIME                           

• Responsible for all fryer performance, quality, and production costs on ranches and insure that, through a well-trained staff of Field Supervisors, will meet requirements of the annual production schedule and budget expectations - 60%

Includes:

1. Implementing and controlling field compliance with grow out, disease prevention, and quality programs.

2. Coordinating with and informing technical, personnel, administrative, service, and other managers of any information that could affect their decisions or influence bird performance.

• Maintain all American Humane certification requirements - 15%
• Development and submission of proposals, budgets, and projections for fryer and production facilities and activities - 5%
• Maintain good inter-company, growers and community relations - 10%
• Maintain good employer/employee relations within area of responsibility -10%

DECISION MAKING RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and manage:

• Educate growers throughout contract and growout operational changes
• Develop and Implement Grower housing specifications with Manager
• Consistent Grow-out house management programs – develop and implement with Manager
• Medication treatments – approval from veterinarian and management / independent execution
• Purchases – independent with in guidelines of budgets and management direction
• Communication of chick placement schedule changes – independent with in guidelines of IMR
• Communication of bird shipping schedules – independent with in guidelines of IMR
• Oversee construction of consistent new contract, grow-out housing construction – With approval of Manager
• Subordinate employee and Grower discipline up to termination – With approval and total involvement of Manager
• Major capital projects – develop independently / approval by corporate / execute with Manager
• Safety programs and training – Corporate direction / independent development and execution
• Environmental programs and training – Corporate direction / independent development and execution
• Any employee issues in the grow-out department – With approval and involvement of Manager
• Animal welfare programs and training - Corporate direction /execution with Manager
• Grower/Company relationships and conflict management -Independently

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Potentially, 6 employees- 3 forepersons and 2 to 3 assistant foreperson
• And/or responsible for up to 15 contract broiler growers.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Internally: Regular contact with supervisors of feed mills, hatcheries, live haul, scheduling, processing plants, purchasing and accounting.
• Externally:  Daily contact and interactions with vendors and Growers.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Animal science, Ag-business, or related field preferred.
• Prefer a minimum 3-5 years of production or supervisory experience.
• Must have strong communications and supervisory skills, be task oriented and able to work in an unsupervised environment.

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.