What are the responsibilities and job description for the EVIS/Sorter-Swing Shift position at Foster Poultry Farms - Kelso?
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.
Job Description
Pay rate $19.00 with Attendance Premium of $0.25 and Shift Premiums of $1.50 and $1.00 for hours worked during swing and night shifts. Longevity premium of $0.25 after one year of service.
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 (100% tuition, 80% books, and 100% parking).
- 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
- Use small hand-held tools (i.e., knives, scissors) to cut chicken into segments for product run.
- Pack product into foam trays and/or plastic bags.
- Place labels and perform arrangement on trays filled with chicken parts.
- Repetitive grasping, pushing, and pulling motions while packing, cutting, and grading product.
- Rotate through various positions on production areas throughout the shift.
- Place empty trays and pads on the line.
- Visually inspect and grade chicken parts to determine grade for production lines.
- Work regularly in a cold or hot environment depending on designated work area.
- Communicate with Supervision, Lead personnel, and co-workers for assistance regarding assigned task(s), rotation, and production issues.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screening 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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
Salary : $19