Hiring: Assistant Hatchery Manager Company: Foster Farms Location: Fresno, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 21:52:09 About the job Required Skills: •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. •Schedule: Monday-Friday and some weekends. •In collaboration with the hatchery manager, works on developing hatchery goals and establishing a yearly budget. •Works collaboratively with the hatchery manager on developing new, and/or modifying current hatchery monitoring programs to maximize hatchability and chick quality, while maintaining budgeted chick cost. •Focuses on gaining technical expertise in hatchery management with a full understanding of each production department. •Works with the hatchery manager on developing a sound knowledge of chicken incubation and chick quality. •In collaboration with the hatchery manager, identify major factors (internal and external) that have a significant effect on hatchability and chick quality. Qualifications: •BS in poultry science, engineering, or business; or equivalent work experience, preferably in the agricultural industry. •Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing and must have strong interpersonal skills. •Balanced technical, mechanical, and human resource knowledge. •Able to evaluate line employees, and exempt employees, fairly and objectively. •Demonstrated capacity to interface on a daily basis with all support groups or departments. •Must adhere to disease control policies. •Must pass pallet jack training. •Demonstrated capacity to operate automation equipment safely and efficiently Compensation: •$89,750 - $112,175 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!