Does Foster Farms pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Foster Farms employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Foster Farms. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Foster Farms?

43% of Foster Farms employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Foster Farms 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Foster Farms?

Production Worker (11) , Packer (10) , Supervisor (9) , Sanitation Worker (8) , Plant Supervisor (7) , Production Supervisor (7) , General Laborer (6) , Maintenance Mechanic (6) , Manager (6) , Field Supervisor (5) , Production (5) , IT Analyst (4) , IT Trainee (4) , Team Leader (4) , Brooder Crew (3)

What are the pros of working at Foster Farms according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good pay and hours are ok" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good benefits and good 401k" ((in 27 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great work life balance." ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Foster Farms according to real employee reviews?

"bad management, treat you as replaceable, 24/7 shifts" ((in 20 reviews)); "The hours are long and you do not have an outside life." ((in 16 reviews)); "Bad supervisor and line lead personal" ((in 9 reviews)); "favoritism, terrible leadership including Leads and Supervisors" ((in 6 reviews)); "Young supervisors are finding ways to leave and upper management are doing whatever it takes to sustain staffing." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Foster Farms locations?

Livingston , Fresno , Turlock , Farmerville , Kelso , Demopolis , Porterville , Compton , Delhi , Modesto , Los Angeles , Merced , Dublin , Corvallis , Livingston , Dothan , Glenwood , Canton , Clovis , Riverdale , Irvine , Ceres , Denair , Danville , Manteca , Traver , Delta , Denver , Arcadia , Cullen

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Foster Farms reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(432 total reviews)

Jayson Penn

32% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Foster Farms has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 432 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Foster Farms employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

432 reviews

3.0

Jul 21, 2015

surviving

Assistant category manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People, family culture, long time well known brand, pay is competitive with good benefits.

Cons

Difficult industry to be successful in, lacking in leadership. Many employees just there for the paycheck.

5.0

Oct 21, 2017

Franko operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoy my work and most of the people i work with are greatand the benifits are great

Cons

Very low pay for the type of work and industry standard

1.0

May 17, 2016

Not a good company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I don't have any pros about this company.

Cons

They work you hard for low wages and sometimes in freezing and real hot conditions. This company also have a high turnover rate. Their are ppl that have been there 25 yrs only making a little bit over $10. You only get a 10 cent raise a year..

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