Hatchery Poult Tech - Harrisonburg, VA.

Select Genetics • Harrisonburg, VA

3d • 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. The Service Room Technician assists in unloading boxes of poults, performs various treatments and checks, injects poults with medication, separates toms and hens, and prepares boxes for shipment. The role also involves sanitation duties to ensure a safe and clean environment. The technician must follow company policies for bio-security, animal welfare, and safety, work effectively in a team, be organized, and flexible with tasks and positions. Knowledge of medicine and vaccinations is important, as is handling poults with care. The job requires lifting boxes of poults weighing approximately 15 lbs and involves exposure to dust, humidity, chemicals, and fumes. Availability for extended workdays and other days as needed is also required.

Requirements

• Follow all of the company’s for bio security, animal welfare and safety
• Work as a team to achieve the company’s goals
• Be organized to ensure the tasks are completed correctly and in a timely manner
• Be flexible and able to work in many different positions while rotating tasks/positions
• Be knowledgeable about the different types of medicine vaccinations
• Handle the poults with extreme care to prevent injury
• Lift boxes of poults weighing approximately 15 lbs
• Be exposed to dust, humidity, chemicals, and fumes
• Be available and willing to work an extended workday or other days as needed
• High School diploma or equivalent is preferred
• Prior experience in animal husbandry and welfare preferred
• Ability to communicate verbally with others
• Ability to listen
• Ability to read to perform the duties of the job
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, to walk, and to use hands for the entire work shift
• Ability to lift 15 lbs and to bend, stoop and squat to complete job duties
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment
• Willing and able to work an extended work shift and other days as needed

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish speaking ability desired

Responsibilities

• Assists in unloading boxes of poults onto the Gender Tech Wheel
• Clips the poult’s talons
• Performs Dew-claw treatment
• Performs De-snoot treatment
• Checks the customers’ orders to see what medication is requested for the poults
• Injects the poults with medication using the PSP machines
• Separates the toms and the hens, placing them in the correct box
• Move boxes of poults after servicing in preparation for shipment
• Rotates between positions
• Performs some sanitation duties to ensure a safe and clean environment

What This Job Offers

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