Concord-Hatchery Embrex Production

Pilgrim's•Concord, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position at Pilgrim's is responsible for various essential duties within the hatchery, focusing on quality control, animal welfare, biosecurity, and safety programs. The role involves ensuring correct egg placement, operating machinery, maintaining documentation, and contributing to a safe and efficient operation. The position requires the ability to work in demanding environmental conditions, perform physical tasks, and potentially train and guide team members. Flexibility in work schedule, including nights, holidays, and weekends, may be required.

Requirements

Ability to work in an environment of 100+ degrees for long periods of time and withstand unpleasant smells.
Ability to lift or push or push 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.
Must be able to work schedule outlined above (typically Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday 5:00pm to 3:00am).
Must not raise any poultry or birds.
Demonstrated ability to read, write and speak English preferred.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Partake in the hatchery quality control program, animal welfare, biosecurity and safety programs.
Comply with the company’s low transfer crack assessment expectations.
Ensure that the correct eggs are being pulled and placed into the correct hatchers.
Work in an environment of 100+ degrees for long periods of time and withstand unpleasant smells.
Lift or push/pull 50 lbs. or more repeatedly.
Perform continuous standing, walking and frequent lifting, turning, twisting, bending, squatting, pushing, grasping, kneeling, reaching forward, pulling, and stretching.
Responsible for set up and cleanup of the process, halls, and setters.
Stay until all duties of the hatchery team are complete to verify quality.
Be trained and able to fill in for any team member absenteeism.
Ensure a safe, efficient and economical operation by explaining and guiding team members in their duties.
Participate with active safety monitoring and reporting of all team members and all areas of the hatchery.
May be asked to participate in the egg set process, transfer and processing of chicks for deliveries and be the lead for any questions or concerns that need to be brought to the supervisors or managers.
May be asked to learn how to navigate MTECH program.
Maintain 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.
Monitor all machines/automation and equipment for proper operation and document findings, taking action where indicated.
Make adjustments as necessary or inform Supervisor/Maintenance when equipment performance is deficient and unable to identify immediate action.
May be asked to help in creating and implementing training guides with new team members and/or refresher training for current team members.
May be asked to cross train in other hatchery positions.
Perform all other duties assigned per hatchery leadership team.
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.
Do not leave the premises until job is complete.
Follow all company policies and procedures.