Who We Are and What We Do
Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.
Job Title: Rebuild Technician
Department: Reliability / Maintenance
Reports To: Reliability Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Both Facilities
Work Arrangement: On-Site
Shift / Schedule: Variable Schedule; Mostly Weekend Work; Primarily during non-production hours
Travel Requirements: Minimal travel between facilities as needed
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview / Purpose and Scope
The Rebuild Technician is responsible for executing Farmer Focus’s equipment rebuild program and supporting improvements to rebuild strategies across the organization. This role focuses on rebuilding, repairing, improving, and maintaining equipment that is critical to safe and effective plant operations.
The Rebuild Technician plays an important role in improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, lowering parts and external labor costs, and supporting operational excellence. This position is expected to identify and implement practical improvements, support root cause analysis, train and coach maintenance team members, and deliver solutions that provide strong value, quality, and measurable impact on key performance indicators.
Recommend improvements to materials of construction, equipment design, or rebuild methods to improve equipment life, reduce cost, and increase value.
Support key performance indicators, including downtime reduction, reduced parts cost, and reduced external labor cost.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Maintenance, Reliability, Production, Quality, and other leaders, to support organizational goals.
Support quality, yield, safety, reliability, and operational performance goals.
Compensation Range: $100,000-$115,000 annual salary
The posted compensation range for this role should reflect the minimum and maximum amount Farmer Focus in good faith expects to pay at the time of posting, based on factors such as internal equity, relevant experience, market data, and the budgeted amount available for the position.
Benefits: Farmer Focus offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support team members’ health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Available offerings may include weekly payroll, paid time off and sick leave, semi-subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision plan options, a 401(k) plan with company match, HSA and FSA, education reimbursement opportunities, employee assistance programs (EAP), and internal learning, development, and career growth programs.
All benefits, programs, and offerings are subject to eligibility requirements, plan terms, and company policies, and may be changed, amended, or discontinued by Farmer Focus at any time.
Experience supporting root cause analysis, reliability programs, preventive maintenance programs, or continuous improvement initiatives.
Experience managing budgets, resources, parts costs, external labor costs, or rebuild-related projects.
New team members must be able to pass a drug, alcohol and background screening post-offer and prior to the start of their employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of their third day of work.
Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Travel
Work is conducted primarily in a manufacturing and production environment across Farmer Focus facilities. This role requires access to maintenance areas, production areas, equipment rooms, and other plant areas as needed. The team member must be able to tolerate varying heat, wet, and chill conditions within the plant. GMP and safety personal protective equipment are required while inside the plant. This role may require extended hours on the plant floor, regular lifting, bending, stretching, standing, walking, climbing, reaching, and working around production equipment, maintenance equipment, tools, and machinery. This position works primarily during non-production hours and may require significant weekend work based on rebuild schedules, production needs, and business priorities. Limited travel between facilities may be required to support daily operations, equipment rebuilds, projects, meetings, and team collaboration.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position does not have an application deadline. Farmer Focus will recruit until the role is filled.
Recruiter and Agency Disclaimer
Unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted by staffing agencies, recruiters, or search firms to any Farmer Focus employee without a current written agreement and an active, role-specific request from the Recruiting team will be considered the property of Farmer Focus. Farmer Focus will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume or candidate profile.
All external recruiters and agency partners supporting Farmer Focus searches must comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including compensation transparency requirements and restrictions on seeking salary history where applicable.
Farmer Focus exists to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is grounded in servant leadership and guided by our CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. Our top priorities are people, safety, and quality. At Farmer Focus, our vision is to disrupt the status quo by creating bold opportunities for people who demand more and deserve better.
Farmer Focus is committed to equal employment opportunities and compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws. We are dedicated to maintaining a workplace that is inclusive, equitable, and free from harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.
EOE, including disability/vets
Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
