Production Live Support Superintendent - Chicken Live Production

Foster Farms LLC
  • CA
  • $89,750–$112,175 Per Year
14 days ago

Job Description

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.

Essential Functions

Pay Range: $89,750.00 - $112,175.00

  • Oversee proper bird placements at the ranch level to support production goals and bird performance.
  • Manage fryer ranch appearance, clean-up, set-up activities, and overall ranch maintenance both inside and outside facilities.
  • Coordinate and monitor rice hull and shavings deliveries, shipments, and inventory levels.
  • Direct all operations of the Collier Warehouse, ensuring accurate inventory control, cost efficiency, and material availability.
  • Lead and develop supervisors, foremen, and lead personnel to meet annual production schedule requirements.
  • Implement and ensure compliance with grow-out, disease prevention, biosecurity, and quality assurance programs.
  • Communicate critical operational information with technical, administrative, service, and production management teams to support decision-making and optimize bird performance.
  • Monitor and control warehouse, rice hull, and shavings inventories while maintaining budget and cost targets.
  • Manage and maintain an efficient brooder crew, emphasizing safety, productivity, employee development, and succession planning.
  • Oversee fryer ranch facilities, equipment, and grounds maintenance, including landscaping and appearance standards.
  • Promote workplace safety through vehicular, industrial safety, and maintenance awareness programs.
  • Foster positive employee relations and maintain strong partnerships with company personnel, growers, vendors, and community stakeholders.
  • Assist in the development, budgeting, forecasting, and submission of proposals for fryer and production facility operations.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, cost reduction, and production performance.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and environmental standards.

Additional Functions

Responsible for an annual production cost budget of $60,000,000+.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor''s degree or equivalent in animal science, Agribusiness, or a related field preferred.
  • Minimum of 3 to 5 years of production supervisory experience.
  • Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Ability to effectively multitask, prioritize responsibilities, and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
  • Working knowledge of basic accounting principles.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
  • Highly self-motivated, assertive, objective, and resourceful.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Strong problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
  • Strong mathematical and mechanical aptitude.
  • Valid Class C Driver''s License with a clean driving record required.
  • Ability to work weekends and holidays as needed.
  • Ability to follow, enforce, and support all company policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Foster Farms ACTION Guiding Principles

Accountability: Deliver on commitments.

Collaboration: Achieve more by working as a team.

Truth-Seeking: Be open-minded and act with humility.

Initiative: Be proactive and lead with a growth mindset.

Ownership: Take responsibility for results.

Nimble: Operate with speed and agility.

Why Join Foster Farms?

This is a high-impact opportunity to shape the future of the ready-to-eat business at a leading food company,

directly supporting our mission, vision, and values. You will play a critical role in delivering safe, high-quality

food and great moments for millions of families.

Numbers & Facts

LocationCA
Salary$89,750–$112,175 Per Year

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
  • Animal Husbandryunmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Class C Licenseunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Corporate Policiesunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Decision Supportunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Disease Prevention and Controlunmatched
  • Driver's Licenseunmatched
  • Employee Relationsunmatched
  • English Languageunmatched
  • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Facilities Managementunmatched
  • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
  • Forecastingunmatched
  • Groundskeepingunmatched
  • Inventory Costsunmatched
  • Inventory Levelsunmatched
  • Inventory Managementunmatched
  • Landscapingunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Mathematicsunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Multilingualunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Operational Communicationsunmatched
  • Operational Strategyunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Production Costingunmatched
  • Production Managementunmatched
  • Production Scheduleunmatched
  • Production Supportunmatched
  • Quality Assuranceunmatched
  • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Spanish Languageunmatched
  • Staff Developmentunmatched
  • Succession Planningunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Waitressingunmatched
  • Warehousingunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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