Gender Tech (Poultry)

Select Genetics • Harrisonburg, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Select Genetics is the leading supplier of poults to growers and companies across North America and has operations in eight states. As a Gender Tech you will be responsible for the highly technical task of identifying the sex of day-old chicks using the manual vent sexing method. This is a precision-based role that requires manual dexterity, sharp vision, and the ability to maintain high accuracy in a fast-paced hatchery environment.

Requirements

• Ability to handle poults gently in the instructed manner
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time
• Ability to walk and use hands for the entire work shift
• Ability to bend, stoop and squat to complete job duties
• Good vision to be able to determine the gender of the poults
• Patience while learning and perfecting the ability to determine the gender of poults
• Concentrate at a high level for an extended period of time
• Good hand-eye coordination
• Ability to communicate verbally with others
• Ability to listen
• Ability to read to perform the duties of the job
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred
• Prior experience in animal husbandry and welfare preferred
• Bilingual Spanish speaking ability desired

Responsibilities

• Sets up their own work area
• Accurately determines the poults gender, separating the toms from the hens, marking the poult with the assigned color to promote gender identification accuracy
• Operate the gender sorting machines
• Perform other duties required by the supervisor
• Other duties or tasks as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED