Hatchery Supervisor

Description

Position at Pilgrim's

Hatchery Supervisor

  At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

The Hatchery Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily hatchery operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and humane incubation, hatching, vaccination, processing, and delivery of healthy chicks. This position provides leadership to hatchery team members, ensures compliance with company policies, animal welfare standards, biosecurity programs, food safety requirements, and regulatory guidelines while meeting production and quality objectives.

 Responsibilities: 

• Supervise daily hatchery activities including egg receiving, storage, incubation, transfer, hatching, chick processing, vaccination, and shipment.
• Monitor hatchability, chick quality, mortality rates, and production efficiency.
• Coordinate production schedules to meet chick placement requirements.
• Ensure proper operation and monitoring of incubators, hatchers, vaccination equipment, and chick processing equipment.
• Analyze production data and implement corrective actions to improve hatchery performance.
• Maintain compliance with all company animal welfare and biosecurity standards.

• Organize manpower, materials, equipment, and production schedules to ensure efficient operations.
• Oversee employee performance and offer constructive feedback, both positive and corrective.
• Encourage open communication and employee involvement to build team morale and support company values.
• Collaborate with other departments to identify opportunities for quality improvement, cost savings, and process enhancements.
• Ensure safety standards are followed and promote a safe working environment for all team members.
• Availability to take on additional responsibilities as needed to support the Live Operations team.
• Other duties as assigned

What You’ll Need: 

• Education: Typically requires a high school diploma or equivalent (GED). College Degree preferred
• Experience: Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of DIRECTLY RELATED experience. 
• Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office; Strong communication and leadership skills, both written and verbal. Quick learner of Company protocols/programs and adaptable to change. Reliable and ethical, with a strong work ethic and punctuality. Team-oriented and self-motivated, able to thrive in fast-paced environments.

 Why Work for Pilgrim’s? 

• Schedule: Monday – Friday with occasional weekends; (ability to work various shift)
• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: Sick leave, vacation, company observed holidays or, any other statutorily required paid leave;
• 401(k): Company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base Salary range of$73,600 +/- based on experience
• Discretionary Bonus: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s tri-annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program;
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs; and

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

 About us: Pilgrim’s is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim’s operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.

 Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

 Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

 Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.