Catcher GL (Pullet Catch Crew)

Work at Simmons • Decatur, AR

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to catch and load poultry by hand to meet Company and customer requirements. This role involves manually gathering and loading poultry onto trucks, ensuring minimal bruising during the process. The Catcher is expected to be a team player, actively participating in team meetings and initiatives, and fostering cohesiveness within the team. They must also be familiar with and support the company's operating systems, including quality and security protocols, and communicate any concerns or improvement ideas. This role is crucial for meeting production rates and maintaining company standards.

Requirements

• Must be able to bend and lift up to 60 pounds of poultry from ground to shoulder level 250 times per shift.
• Must be able to work in temperature extremes, in dusty and dark environments.
• Catch poultry at Company required production rate by loading 150 cages per shift.
• Will use appropriate footwear, hearing protection and other protective equipment as needed or required.
• None (Technical Experience)
• Must have the ability to make good decisions and communicate effectively with others and leadership team.

Nice To Haves

• Preference for poultry or food processing organization.

Responsibilities

• Manually gathers poultry to be loaded onto trucks by setting up curtains to separate poultry, moving poultry from corners and out of piles, and directing the poultry to the trucks.
• Manually loads poultry into cages according to company standards.
• Ensures bruising is kept to a minimum in the loading process.
• Participates as a member of the Team.
• Participates in ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure B.E.S.T practices with all team members.
• Attends appropriate team meetings.
• Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforces actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.
• Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
• Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed