Cook Assistant

Pay rate $19.91 per hour plus $.50 shift premium

Swing shift 

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.

Position Summary

The primary functions of this position are to clean, set up and assemble kitchen equipment, form batches of filling, shred cheese, chill filling, complete appropriate documentation as needed, and ensure filling is being produced in a timely manner for production.  The cook assistant will need to be HACCP trained and document HACCP times and temperatures, as well as assist with inventories and housekeeping duties

 Job Functions:

• Operate cheese grinder to grind cheese according to recipe, fill gondolas with ground cheese, cover and label
• Obtain and fill containers, vats or tubs of meat, beans, cheese and other ingredients, move to cook station as needed
• 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.  Complete CCP1 & CCP2 HACCP documentation
• Obtain pallets of cheese blocks from cooler, transport to grinding station and manually cut cheese blocks into sections
• Report to assigned workstation and obtain tools, check equipment and check recipe as required
• Obtain work schedule, obtain paperwork and prepare for operations
• At end of shift, secure all equipment, perform general housekeeping duties and complete all required paperwork

 Qualifications:

• Must be able to use, or learn to use, the equipment and tools required for 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 MSDS (Material 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 up to 60 pounds.
• Previous experience in manufacturing environment preferred

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 openings are filled with internal promotion, and we encourage Team Members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

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.