Cobb - Three Springs Hatchery Processing

Cobb-Vantress•Rose, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for inspecting and processing eggs for incubation, inspecting and processing chicks, and maintaining/cleaning the hatchery facility. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

No disciplinary actions within the last 6 months.
Point level <= 6 attendance points.
6 months in current area unless promoting (then less than 6 months is allowable).
Willing to sign an agreement to avoid any avian species (chickens, ducks, birds, etc.).
Willing to sign and abide by Company Biosecurity and Company Animal Welfare Guidelines.
Must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must use safe lifting techniques.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Occasionally move up to 1,000 pounds (e.g., egg buggies).
Regularly stand majority of shift on concrete or padded floor.
Regularly walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects and controls, reach with hands and arms, balance.
Climbing/ladder usage.
Weekly changing of filters and lightbulbs.
Stoop/bend up to 1000 times per day.
Talk or hear.
Drive a vehicle within the farm complex.
Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Follow all applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment.
Identify, address, and mitigate safety-related risks.

Responsibilities

Grade and transfer eggs from pedigree flocks for hatch.
Tray eggs, observing shell color and texture, as well as other external characteristics such as streaks, shadings, discolorations, and size.
Transfer eggs by examination of yolk position and air cell size; place hatching eggs in hatch buggies; place broken, dirty, or other substandard eggs in a container.
Record data entry of egg and chick information onto a touch screen tablet.
Perform sanitation activities including operating the tray washer and removing eggshells.
Use cleaning tools to clean and sanitize setters, hatchers, egg rooms, tables, drains, and chick processing areas.
Participate in the hatch process by wing-banding chicks, vaccinating chicks using a gun to inject vaccine, and counting chicks.
Deliver chicks to Brooding houses.
Euthanize selected or substandard chicks by company-approved methods.
Clean hatchery office, break room, and restrooms.
Sanitize vehicles.
Assist with egg orders.