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.

Brood Maintenance Mechanic C

• Pay Rate: $18.60 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)
• Position is day shift and requires travel around the region during working hours.

• Assist in providing brood maintenance support.
• Analyzing and making repairs on brood equipment as directed (i.e., boilers, feed and lighting systems, etc.).
• Installing, connecting, and adjusting electrical and pneumatic brood equipment as directed.
• Plumbing.
• Using electrical test equipment such as multi-meters, voltage testers, amp meters, temperature sensors, etc.
• Using common brood maintenance tools and equipment such as hand shovels, trenching tools, drill motors, Sawzall’s, cordless drills, boiler efficiency testers, walk-behind and tractor trenchers, tiger hoes, etc.
• Performing maintenance on various brood systems (boilers – natural gas and diesel-fired; vaporizers – LP gas, fogger, well and water, lighting, feed and injectors/medication systems and pneumatic temperature controls. 
• Work from blueprints/schematics to perform maintenance/repair or install equipment. 
• Assist in training subordinate employees.
• General cleaning and/or assisting other crews if required.
• Maintaining safety, housekeeping, and sanitation and disease control requirements while performing job duties.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 1 year of training and/or experience.
• Must be able to pass a Brood Maintenance Mechanic level C test.
• Must be able to complete work in a timely and efficient manner.
• Must have good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work from a ladder.
• Must have and maintain a California driver’s license and an acceptable DMV record.

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.