Evis/Over Crew-Day Shift

Foster Farms; Kelso (WA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with company‑m恩

College tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Foster Farms is hiring Team Members for poultry processing. You will rotate through positions on the Evis line, sorting livers and gizzards, and trimming carcasses when needed, ensuring product quality and food safety in line with USDA standards.

Applicants should be reliable, able to work overtime and weekends, and pass a pre-employment drug test. NPIS certification is preferred or you can pass the NPIS test within 90 days. Excellent benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Regular and on-time attendance, overtime/weekend availability.
• Understand and follow GMPs and Food Safety procedures.
• Able to work with small hand-held tools (knives, scissors).
• Stand for extended periods; lift 3–5 lbs repeatedly and 10–80 lbs occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through various positions on Evis line.
• Sort livers and gizzards.
• Trim carcasses with a knife.
• Maintain and improve quality and food safety per USDA requirements.
• Follow Animal Welfare Program guidelines.

Job description

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.

Pay rates start at $19.00 per hour with shift premiums of $0.50 for hours worked 4pm-midnight and $1.00 for hours worked midnight-8am. Longevity premium of $0.25 after one year of service. Attendance Premium of $0.25.

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.

Job Duties

• Rotate through various positions on Evis line.
• Sort livers and gizzards.
• Able to trim carcasses with a knife.
• New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS) certification preferred or ability to successfully pass NPIS test within 90 days.
• Maintain and improve quality and food safety to ensure compliance with company standards and USDA requirements.
• Follow the established Animal Welfare Program guidelines and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Report regularly and on time to work as well as work all required hours, including overtime and weekends as scheduled.
• Understand and follow established rules and procedures as well as accept constructive feedback.
• Work safely and set an example of good working safe habits.
• Follow established Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and all Food Safety procedures.
• Work effectively with small, hand-held tools (i.e. knives, scissors).
• Bend, climb, stoop, and stand as necessary depending on assigned task(s).
• Repetitive grasping, cutting, reaching, lifting (between 3 - 5 lbs.)
• Repetitive pushing, pulling, and lifting between 10 - 80 lbs.
• Stand on concrete floor, grating, or metal stand for prolonged periods.
• Must be able to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.