Associate Programmer Analyst

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, but 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.

Pay Range: $38.20 to $47.75 per hour

• This role supports and is a key contributor to the operation.  The essential functions of the role includes on-going support, enhancement and improvement of new and existing software applications and packaged software, based on business requirements involving the various systems utilized at Foster Farms to support the assigned areas. This includes design, configuration, testing, documenting, training, delivery, and support of software solutions relating to the master data and transactions associated with these  processes, and applications, across all Foster Farms locations as well as provide basic support to users including moderate knowledge of the internally and externally developed software components.  
• Will provide primary end user support for the SAP and other non-SAP systems.  
• Contribute to ongoing system improvement efforts. 
• Additional duties as assigned by the IT Project Lead, Manager, and/or Director.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information System / Computer Information Systems or related field
• Must be capable of working to a structured work plan with aggressive milestones and have strong problem-solving skills, sound judgment, critical thinking, and decision-making ability
• Must be highly goal and results oriented
• Must be highly self-motivated and driven – must be capable and willing to learn complex systems with minimal supervision
• Experience with developing business requirements
• Experience learning and documenting complex business processes
• Project experience is beneficial
• Must be able to communicate effectively with varying levels of management and team members, both written and verbal
• This position will require possession or development of specific skills, knowledge and experience with SAP and Non-SAP systems.

Preferred Requirements:

Meets minimum requirements and the following:

• Master’s Degree 
• 1-3 years of experience in SAP and Non-SAP systems. Familiarity with business process reengineering, six sigma, lean manufacturing, etc. is strongly desired.
• Experience learning and documenting complex business processes.
• Basic understanding of the SAP systems’ roles and interfaces preferred.
• Project experience.
• Understanding of how to interview end users for insight on functionality, problems, or usability issues and needs.
• Understanding of relational database (e.g. SQL Server and/or Oracle).
• Understanding of software development lifecycle phases and activities, and project management principles.
• 1 - 2 years of IT experience working in a manufacturing organization for a $1+ billion organization
• Exposure to Business Systems in SAP/ERP environment
• Exposure to and familiarity with consumer products industry strongly preferred.
• Be able to communicate effectively with varying levels of management and team members, both written and verbal
• Ability to advance within the organization.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Have reliable transportation
• Be able to obtain a CA driver’s license
• Travel overnight-occasionally
• Have consistent attendance in assigned office
• Sit for long periods of time
• Drive to various company and vendor locations
• Work on the computer for long periods of time
• Able to work in high pressure situations
• Stay calm and focused when dealing with difficult personnel issues.

ADDITIONAL PERTINENT FACTS:

• The candidate will be a member of the Business Systems Team.  This employee will be required to further develop sufficient SAP skills in other functional areas to support maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• As the Business Systems Team provides 24X7X365 support to the business, this employee will join the support rotation and will be assigned evening (typically 3 nights per month) and weekend (typically one weekend every 8 weeks) support shifts.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new Team Members.