Poultry Ranch Operations Assistant – Night Shift

Foster Farms; Crows Landing (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Foster Farms is seeking a Ranch Operations role in California to oversee fryer ranch activities and support the Ranch Manager. The position requires lifting up to 50 pounds and independent work with occasional overtime, evenings, and weekends.

Join a team focused on animal welfare, sanitation, and cost control while contributing to high-quality poultry production across ranches as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have completed the Chicken Grow Out Training Program.
• Preferably, will have poultry raising experience.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Must possess supervisory and leadership skills.
• Must have good mathematical and organizational skills.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills (Basic English).
• Must be able to move and lift 50 pounds.
• Preferably, will have a mechanical aptitude.
• Must be willing and able to respond as necessary to alarms and adverse conditions affecting the chickens.
• Must be able to work as scheduled/needed to include overtime, evenings, holidays and weekends.
• Must be able to follow and enforce company standards, guidelines and policies on anyone working on his/her ranch complex.
• Must have the ability to work at other ranches/complexes as needed.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to, assist and relieve the Ranch Manager to oversee all ranch activities and functions of assigned fryer ranch activities and functions.
• Assist manager to direct the grow out program of fryers through the setup of the ranch, brooding, temperatures, ventilation, mortality, vaccinations, medications, so that conditions are maintained to meet the highest possible level of quality and productivity.
• Assist in maintaining the ranch facilities and equipment for optimal usage and good appearance: arranging with the maintenance department for needed materials and service calls.
• Follow, assist and enforce to maintain strict sanitation conditions and disease protection procedures, and being constantly aware of the bird's health.
• React responsibly to emergencies that could adversely affect the chickens, day or night.
• Assist Ranch Manager to manage and control all ranch production costs, to include all labor, fuel, supply, utility, medication, and ranch maintenance costs.
• Assist with maintaining accurate and complete records pertaining to all ranch activities, i.e., feed, mortality, fuel, production, and energy consumption.
• Adhere to and enforce company safety, animal welfare and disease prevention guidelines.
• Maintain a high awareness of industrial safety and report any problem(s) directly to Field Supervisor.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Communication

Math skills

Tools

Basic English

Job description

Foster Farms is seeking a Ranch Operations role in California to oversee fryer ranch activities and support the Ranch Manager. The position requires lifting up to 50 pounds and independent work with occasional overtime, evenings, and weekends.

Join a team focused on animal welfare, sanitation, and cost control while contributing to high-quality poultry production across ranches as needed.