Basic Job Concept: Positively impact people! In this role you will effect change, be yourself, and have a positive impact on our company our community and our future!

Who You Are: You are self-motivated. You think like an entrepreneur, constantly innovating and driving positive change, but more importantly you consistently deliver mind-boggling results! You love people, processes, and performance. You believe in the power of ‘team’ and are driven by a sincere desire to see others succeed. You are a change agent, live culture, and believe in community. You seek collaboration to find the best answers and are not afraid to take calculated risk. You are hardworking and always put your safety, and the safety of those around you FIRST!

Specific Responsibilities:

• Perform general maintenance within Foster facilities, to include basic electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, HVAC, floor drain cleaning, concrete patching, etc.
• Perform troubleshooting, installation, repair and maintenance on facility systems.
• Facilitate larger facility issues with external contractors for things like equipment (motorized and non-motorized), storage/racking and HVAC unit repairs/replacement.
• Solicit bids/quotes from external contractors for capital expenses, research vendors, make recommendations, and schedule/support the work as needed.
• Operating walk behind floor scrubber within the facility.
• Maintain the grounds (exterior) primarily in Greensboro (assist with other sites as needed) from litter control/waste disposal, and ensuring such things as needed weed/control barriers around buildings are in place. Also parking lot signage/spot designation/striping as needed.
• Oversee and be the liaison for pest control at all facilities and ensure appropriate programs are in place to meet compliance issues.
• Work with operations around waste removal, dealing with 3rd parties for dumpster/compactor needs, change out and repair as needed.
• Maintain records as needed for warranty repairs, contract obligations, preventative maintenance, etc.
• In inclement weather, ensure facility is safe. For example, during winter conditions, shovel ice/snow as needed, utilize ice/snow melting products, etc. Also work with contractors as needed for clearing parking lot(s).
• Orders needed supplies for facilities.

What You’ll Bring to the Table:

• A sincere passion for positively impacting people and making work fun (this is first on the list for a reason!)
• Insightful, meaningful, relevant relationship skills
• 3 years in a related field/role, with experience with specific responsibilities as stated above.
• Vocational/Technical training/education/certificate/experience to perform duties as noted.
• Willingness to assist others and learn new processes/procedures/skills.
• Ability to clearly communicate through written and verbal means, with internal and external customers.
• Computer skills to include Microsoft Office products as well as MS Teams.
• A hunger to learn and grow and continue education, flexibility to meet the needs of the business (to include evenings/weekends when needed), and ability to travel between sites as needed.
• Comfort with heights, ability to climb ladders, utilize scissor lifts, and work overhead as needed.
• Creative new ideas on how we can better serve our people with our facilities, create better business practices.
• Ability to frequently lift 50 pounds or more and occasionally move/lift 100 pounds.
• An extreme sense of ownership (meaning you treat every person, every function, everything as if you were the owner of this company.
• Ability to read and follow manufacturer equipment manuals and read schematics/draft prints/blueprints as needed.
• Possession of personal tools to be used to perform these duties (generally available tools).
• Ability to perform welding tasks (Stick/MIG/TIG) is a plus.
• Commitment, loyalty, integrity, compassion, empathy and patience.

Why Foster Caviness?

We are a different company. We work to live and promote a People First mentality through our values of Promoting Trust, being Purposefully Collaborative, being Positively Impactful and doing what we say through Progressive Action. We want to be a supply chain company that creates a legacy helping our people live their best lives and become the best versions of themselves. We champion the underdog, giving opportunities to those that embrace our culture and strive to help us on this journey to be better each day. We service our Military bases with fresh produce, we service our children with quality fruits and vegetables at their schools, and we provide food for a lot of the restaurants you may frequent. But we also believe in being more – being a supply chain solutions company, providing value-added services, and helping others find success through our partnership. We’re your neighbors – we live in the communities we serve and believe in giving back.

What We Offer:

We offer over 120 years of stability, community involvement and innovation. We offer the opportunity to collaborate with some great people, all doing what they can to make us a better company. So as a company, we work to offer a competitive wage and a competitive benefits package. Most of our benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Supplemental Employee/Spouse/Child Life Insurance, 401k (with company matching funds) and Paid Time Off (PTO) program, are eligible for enrollment the first of the month following 30 days of employment!

We also offer another special benefit, but eligibility for it takes 1 year – because you must embrace our values and our focus. Our People Helping People benefit allows employees to schedule off 8 hours per year to volunteer for a specific charitable non-profit, and we pay you to do it! We believe in giving back to our communities, and this is just one way we show it!

Thinking about Leadership? We offer our LDP (Leadership Development Program) annually, open to ALL employees no matter their role in the company at no cost.

And our Families Eat First program provides for a full box of produce for each employee, every week. Food brings people together, so why not enjoy some excellent quality produce, free of charge? Just another benefit that makes us different.