588 Base Lvl 2
About The Position
The role is responsible for handling poultry breast or thigh meat and deli meat during production and packaging. Work may include placing products or bags on a moving conveyor or packaging machine from an elevated platform, visually inspecting meat, and weighing bags at a scale. The position may require working near an X-ray machine. Other duties include removing fat from turkey skin with an air-powered rotating blade, discarding unsuitable skins, forming cardboard cases, loading bagged products into cases, sealing cases with a handheld tape dispenser, and placing sealed packages on racks. The worker may push and pull racks weighing up to 2,000 pounds with assistance, use a pressure hose to wash empty containers, wear personal protective equipment, and perform other assigned duties. This position pays $16.90 per hour and is scheduled for the day shift. Foster Farms describes its mission as creating great food and serving great moments, and its vision as being a trusted food company that nourishes and empowers those it serves. Its stated priorities include caring for its team, consumers, animals, and environment while delivering operational excellence and value to customers.
Requirements
- Ability to lift, push, pull, reach, and handle objects with the hands and fingers.
- Ability to perform movements involving flexion and extension of the extremities and/or torso.
- Ability to stand, walk, climb, balance, and stoop during the shift.
Responsibilities
- Pack or load poultry breast or thigh meat.
- Place bags or products on a moving conveyor or packaging machine while working on an elevated platform.
- Load or unload logs of deli meat.
- Visually inspect meat on a conveyor.
- Weigh bags of product at a scale.
- Remove fat from turkey skin using an air-powered rotating blade and discard unsuitable skins.
- Form case boxes from cardboard blanks.
- Load bagged products into cardboard cases.
- Seal product cases using a handheld tape dispenser.
- Place sealed packages on racks.
- Push and pull racks weighing up to 2,000 pounds with assistance.
- Wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Use a pressure hose to wash empty containers.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
