Egg Caretaker Labor PR01

Cobb-Vantress•Deer Lodge, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Egg Caretaker works in a fast-paced, physical role picking up, delivering, and inspecting eggs to determine their quality and fitness for incubation. The position also cleans, sanitizes, and stores eggs under controlled conditions in the egg facility. The job is based at Dry Creek Farm and reports to the Production Manager. The schedule is Wednesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; it may change based on production needs. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license. Internal applicants must have no disciplinary actions within the last six months, six or fewer attendance points, and at least 90 days in their current area unless promoting. The jobsite is biosecure. Team members must shower and change clothing and footwear before entering; the company provides appropriate clothing and footwear. Jewelry is prohibited except for medical ID jewelry and covered body piercings. Candidates must agree to avoid contact with avian species and sign and follow the company’s Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines. The role requires regular lifting and repetitive physical activity, including standing for most of the shift, walking, bending, climbing or using ladders, and driving and entering or exiting a vehicle on the farm. Work may involve wet or slippery surfaces and hot, dry, dusty, wet, icy, snowy, and cold conditions. Required protective equipment includes safety goggles or glasses, a face shield, chemical gloves, a waterproof apron, and rubber boots; ear plugs and NIOSH-approved N95 respirators are used as needed. Team members are expected to follow applicable safety policies, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and PPE procedures.

Requirements

Valid driver’s license.
Ability and willingness to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to regularly lift and move up to 40 pounds repetitively, up to 100 times per day; occasional lifting or moving of up to 500 pounds may be required using tools such as a wheeled buggy.
Ability to stand for most of the shift and perform required walking, sitting, handling, reaching, balancing, climbing or ladder use, bending, talking, hearing, and driving tasks.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Willingness to follow biosecurity requirements, avoid contact with avian species, and sign and abide by the company’s Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines.
Ability to work on wet and slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, icy, snowy, and cold environments.
For internal applicants: no disciplinary actions within the prior six months, six or fewer attendance points, and 90 days in the current area unless promoting.

Responsibilities

Pick up and deliver eggs from chicken houses to the egg facility.
Observe eggs moving through the sanitizer and inspect shell color, texture, and external characteristics such as streaks, shadings, discolorations, and cracks.
Place hatching eggs in buggies and boxes and label them properly for internal and external orders.
Perform egg inventory practices and record daily inventory transactions in an Excel spreadsheet.
Operate and clean the egg sanitizer; remove waste such as eggshells, feathers, and feces; and clean and sanitize the egg room, connecting areas, crates, flats, and vehicles.
Place broken, dirty, or otherwise substandard eggs in a container for disposal.
Monitor, control, and record egg-room temperatures and humidity, and perform simple calculations to determine egg-sanitizer chemical concentrations.
Euthanize weak or ill birds in accordance with company policy.
Follow applicable safety policies and procedures and identify, address, and mitigate safety-related risks.