Hatchery Embrex Laborer

Pilgrim's Hatchery Position

Position is responsible for being part of the hatcheries Embrex processes. This may include pulling eggs from setters, running them through the clear egg remover, pulling rots, ensuring that each egg is getting vaccinated properly and that all eggs get placed in the correct hatchers. The position is typically scheduled but not limited to Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday 5:00pm to 3:00am.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Participating in the hatchery quality control program, animal welfare, biosecurity and safety programs.
• Complying with the company's low transfer crack assessment expectations.
• Ensuring that the correct eggs are being pulled and placed into the correct hatchers.
• Working in an environment of 100+ degrees for long periods of time and withstanding unpleasant smells.
• Lifting or pushing or pull 50 lbs. or more repeatedly. Ability for continuous standing, walking and frequent lifting, turning, twisting, bending, squatting, pushing, grasping, kneeling, reach forward, pulling stretching.
• Responsible for set up and cleanup of the process, halls, and setters.
• Staying until all duties of the hatchery team are complete to verify quality.
• Being trained and able to fill in for any team member absenteeism.
• Ensuring a safe, efficient and economical operation by explaining and guiding team members in their duties. Participating with active safety monitoring and reporting of all team members and all areas of the hatchery.
• Participating in the egg set process, transfer and processing of chicks for deliveries and being the lead for any questions or concerns that need to be brought to the supervisors or managers. Learning how to navigate MTECH program.
• Maintaining detailed documentation on transfer or processing. Record keeping for vaccine tracking and egg placement throughout the transfer process and into the hatchers and/or setters.
• Monitoring all machines/automation and equipment for proper operation and document findings, taking action where indicated. Making adjustments as necessary or informing Supervisor/Maintenance when equipment performance is deficient and unable to identify immediate action.
• Helping in creating and implementing training guides with new team members and/or refresher training for current team members.
• Cross training in other hatchery positions.
• All other duties assigned per hatchery leadership team. May be asked to work nights/days, holidays, or weekends.

Expectations:

• Observe & enforce all company personnel, quality, safety and food safety policies.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you work effectively and cooperatively with customers, clients, coworkers and leadership teams.
• Does not leave the premises until job is complete.
• Follows all company policies and procedures.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Training required as provided by automation and incubation vendors as well as internal trainers and management.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others in a manner that maintains harmony with co-workers.
• Must be able to work schedule outlined above.
• Must not raise any poultry or birds.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write and speak English preferred.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

EOE, including disability/vets.