Chiller Attendant - Belgravia Nights

Foster Farms; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Foster Farms in Fresno, CA is hiring for a night-shift production associate from 1:00 am to 9:30 am with overtime. You will start and monitor unloading conveyors and chilling equipment, ensuring all systems are on and functioning and reporting any issues to management.

Responsibilities include timing the transfer of birds through rocker and main chillers, monitoring water levels and product flow, and coordinating breaks for the 2nd processing shift.

Responsibilities

• Turn on all quick disconnects for unloading conveyors, DTMs, bird unloaders, MATs, tumblers, and finishing chillers; ensure equipment is on, functioning, and notify management/maintenance if any item is not operational.
• After birds enter the rocker chillers, wait 20–25 minutes, then turn on unloaders to begin transferring birds to the main chillers.
• Monitor operation of total chilling system, water level, and product flow; start/stop rocker chiller unloaders during evisceration breaks and lunch to give 2nd processing their breaks and lunches; communicate packaging management on the location.
• Breaks in the main chillers.
• When the last bird enters the rocker chiller, open the chiller drains to drain and empty the rocker chillers of all chickens.

Job description

Company Description

Foster Farms have 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Shift hours: 1 am- 9:30 am + OT

Shift Differentials:(Additional $.20 per hour for hours worked between 7:00pm and 11:59pm. Additional $1.00 per hour for hours worked between 12:00am-4:59am)

• Prior to start-up, turn on all quick disconnects for the unloading conveyors, DTMs, bird unloaders, MATs, tumblers, and finishing chillers. Ensure all equipment is on, functioning, and notify management and maintenance in the event the one of the above are not operational.
• After birds enter the rocker chillers, wait 20 - 25 minutes and then turn on unloaders to begin transferring the birds to the main chillers.
• Monitor operation of total chilling system, water level, and product flow throughout the shift, start/stop the rocker chiller unloaders during evisceration breaks and lunch to give 2nd processing their breaks and lunches. Communicate packaging management on the location.
• Breaks in the main chillers.
• When the last bird enters the rocker chiller at the end of the production open up the chiller drains in order to drain and empty the rocker chillers of all chickens

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