Foster Farms has 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.

Rate of Pay: $17.35 per hour + $0.50 shift premium

3am- 11:30am

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The primary functions of this position are to clean, set up and assemble kitchen equipment, form and cook batches of filling, conduct inventory and document all pertinent information in regards to HACCP, traceability and batch records. The Cook Operator will ensure that all needs in the kitchen are being met and will coordinate all aspects of kitchen operations with the lead and supervisor. The cook operator will assist with training and set-up as needed by the lead and supervisor.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Weigh out and manually add bags, buckets, scoops and shovels full of flavorings, spices and other ingredients to the cooker according to the recipe. Pre batch and stage ingredients. Provide guidance and leadership to cook assistant which may include equipment trouble shooting, set up for schedule changes or other adjustments as needed.

• Assist with and ensure completion of CCP 1 & CCP 2 HACCP documentation, traceability and batch records.
• Attend daily meetings and assist in making decisions and calculations regarding fill requests from production.
• Obtain and fill containers, vats or tubs of meat, beans, cheese and other ingredients, move to cook station as needed.
• Obtain pallets of cheese blocks from cooler, transport to grinding station and manually cut cheese blocks into sections. Operate cheese grinder to grind cheese according to recipe, fill gondolas with ground cheese, cover and label.
• Coordinate and conduct daily raw material inventories. Follow FIFO of ingredients in kitchen and report any abnormalities to supervisor or lead.
• Transport full gondolas to cooler or cook station as required. Position full gondola of finished product to chiller station and add chilling mixture to batch. Transport finished batches to cooler storage areas as required.
• Obtain work schedule, obtain paperwork and prepare for operations. Assist supervisor and lead with shift set-up
• Report to assigned work station and obtain tools, check equipment and check recipe as required.
• Manually bucket product into gondolas to cooler or cook station as required
• At end of shift, secure all equipment, perform general housekeeping duties and complete all required paperwork

PROPOSITO DEL PUESTO:

Las funciones principales de esta posicion son limpiar, configurar y ensamblar equipos de cocina, formar y cocinar lotes de llenado, realizar inventarios y documentar toda la informacion pertinente con respecto a HACCP, trazabilidad y registros de lotes. El operador de cocina se asegurara de que se satisfagan todas las necesidades en la cocina y coordinara todos los aspectos de las operaciones de la cocina con el lider y el supervisor. El operador de cocinero ayudara con la capacitacion y la configuracion segun sea necesario por parte del lider y el supervisor.

FUNCIONES ESENCIALES DEL TRABAJO

Pese y agregue manualmente bolsas, cubos, cucharadas y palas llenas de saborizantes, especias y otros ingredientes a la olla de acuerdo con la receta. Ingredientes pre lote y etapa. Proporcionar orientacion y liderazgo al asistente de cocina, que puede incluir la resolucion de problemas del equipo, la configuracion para cambios de horario u otros ajustes segun sea necesario.

• Ayudar y garantizar la finalizacion de la documentacion HACCP CCP 1 y CCP 2, la trazabilidad y los registros de lotes.
• Asista a reuniones diarias y ayude en la toma de decisiones y calculos con respecto a las solicitudes de llenado de produccion.
• Obtenga y llene recipientes, cubas o tinas de carne, frijoles, queso y otros ingredientes, muevase a la estacion de coccion segun sea necesario.
• Obtenga paletas de bloques de queso del refrigerador, transporte a la estacion de molienda y corte manualmente los bloques de queso en secciones. Opere el molinillo de queso para moler queso de acuerdo con la receta, llene las gondolas con queso molido, cubra y etiquete.
• Coordinar y realizar inventarios diarios de materias primas. Siga el FIFO de ingredientes en la cocina e informe cualquier anomalia al supervisor o al lider.
• Transporte gondolas completas a la estacion de refrigeracion o cocina segun sea necesario. Coloque la gondola completa del producto terminado en la estacion enfriadora y agregue la mezcla de enfriamiento al lote. Transporte los lotes terminados a areas de almacenamiento mas frias segun sea necesario.
• Obtenga el horario de trabajo, obtenga documentos y preparese para las operaciones. Ayudar al supervisor y al lider con la configuracion del turno
• Informe a la estacion de trabajo asignada y obtenga herramientas, verifique el equipo y verifique la receta segun sea necesario.
• Coloque manualmente el producto en gondolas a la estacion de enfriamiento o coccion segun sea necesario
• Al final del turno, asegure todo el equipo, realice tareas generales de limpieza y complete toda la documentacion requerida

• Must be able to use, or learn to use, the equipment and tools used to perform the job
• Must be able to perform all job functions safely
• Must meet the company standards for the job
• Must be able to follow instructions
• Must be able to understand and follow all written SSOP's
• Must be able to understand SDS (Safety data sheets)
• Must be able to work the scheduled / assigned times and required overtime for the position
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time
• Must be able to lift 50 llbs.
• Must be able to submit and pass a criminal background check
• Debe ser capaz de usar, o aprender a usar, el equipo y las herramientas utilizadas para realizar el trabajo
• Debe ser capaz de realizar todas las funciones del trabajo de forma segura
• Debe cumplir con los estandares de la empresa para el trabajo
• Debe ser capaz de seguir las instrucciones
• Debe ser capaz de entender y seguir todos los SSOP escritos
• Debe ser capaz de entender MSDS (hojas de datos de seguridad)
• Debe ser capaz de trabajar los tiempos programados / asignados y las horas extras requeridas para el puesto
• Debe ser capaz de pararse y caminar durante largos periodos de tiempo
• Debe ser capaz de levantar 50 llbs.
• Debe poder presentar y pasar una verificacion de antecedentes penales

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new TEAM Members.