Cook Assistant

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. 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. Foster Poultry Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Poultry Farms Team.

Pay Rate $18.80 per hour

Graveyard shift

Job functions:

-Report to assigned workstation and obtain tools, check equipment and check recipe as required

-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

-Obtain and fill containers, vats or tubes of meat, beans, cheese, and other ingredients, move to cook station as required

-Position full gondola of finish product to chiller station and add chilling mixture to batch

-Transport finished batches to cooler storage areas as required

-Complete CCP1 and CCP2 HACCP documentation

-At the end of shift, secure all equipment, perform general housekeeping duties, and complete all required paperwork

Requirements:

-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 lbs.

-Must be able to submit and pass a criminal background check