Rendering Supervisor - (Nights)

About Foster Farms

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.

Essential Functions

Pay Rate: $75,150.00 to $93,950.00 yearly

• Responsible for directing the rendering operations and monitoring the results.
• Make necessary adjustments to insure we are meeting quality and yield standards.
• Meet the budgeted performance goals.
• If necessary, enlist the aid of the technical, engineering and or maintenance departments to assist in meeting performance and quality goals.
• Conduct scheduled safety classes and constantly maintain and monitor a safe working environment.
  Responsibility for leadership that will maintain a well-trained and competent work force.
• Develop the climate which creates teamwork, quality consciousness, fairness and equality.
• Provide motivation and training which will enable the rendering employees to have the ability to grow in personal development and responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain a working environment that promotes good labor relations, a reliable work force and safe working conditions.
• Maintain a method of systematic job cross training and appraisal for all employees.
• Pursue and develop new processing methods to increase profitability and improve product quality.
• Maintain a high level of creativity and innovation with other supervisors and plant personnel to enhance processing and quality.
• This may require the aid of other departments within Foster Farms and/or outside vendors that will accomplish new and improved processing techniques and procedures.
• Participate and cooperate with the entire Foster Farms organization to ensure development and growth of the by-products business.
• Participate with the manufacturing group in the planning process, including capital requirements, budgeting and manpower development.
• Responsible for directing the operations to achieve product quality and safety requirements.
• Participate in customer complaint investigations as needed.
• Assist with corrective action implementation as needed.
• Participate on plant Food Safety Team
• Indirectly responsible for all food safety and quality program implementation at an operational level

Requirements:

• S. or AA degree is preferred (or equivalent work experience)
• Must have a background in operation and maintaining machinery and equipment
• Must have general knowledge of rendering operation and poultry by-products
• Must have strong leadership abilities
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively and accurately orally and in writing
• Must be able to submit and pass criminal background check

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