Incubation/Egg Room Associate

Aviagen•Blairsville, GA

11d

About The Position

The Incubation/Egg Room Associate supports daily poultry hatchery operations by safely handling, moving, storing, and preparing eggs throughout the hatchery process. The role helps maintain egg quality and production schedules while ensuring hatchery equipment and work areas meet company standards for biosecurity, sanitation, animal welfare, and safety. The associate works with hatchery leadership and team members to support hatch performance and poultry production operations. The associate trays fertile eggs, loads incubator racks, transfers eggs from incubators to hatchers, and loads and unloads eggs from delivery vehicles. The role includes inspecting eggs, entering production information into the hatchery management system, monitoring equipment, maintaining production records, and cleaning and disinfecting hatchery areas and materials. The associate may assist with preventative maintenance and basic repairs, respond to maintenance needs during scheduled callback rotations, and help cover production or maintenance duties during absences or increased workload. In the absence of a supervisor or lead employee, the associate may help coordinate daily work assignments. The position requires following company animal welfare, biosecurity, environmental health and safety, and standard operating procedures, wearing required personal protective equipment, and maintaining an organized and safe work area. Work may include weekends, holidays, overtime, and rotating callback assignments as operational needs require. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain authorization throughout employment.

Requirements

Knowledge of egg handling procedures and proper care of fertile eggs.
Basic mechanical aptitude, including the ability to identify equipment issues and perform minor maintenance tasks.
Ability to work independently while maintaining productivity and attention to detail.
Basic math skills, including simple calculations and accurate recordkeeping.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
Dependable attendance and a strong work ethic.
Good verbal communication and teamwork skills.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
Ability to recognize equipment concerns and communicate maintenance needs.
Commitment to maintaining egg quality throughout the incubation process and to biosecurity, sanitation, safety, and animal welfare standards.
Ability to adapt to changing production priorities while maintaining quality standards.
Willingness to work weekends, holidays, overtime, and callback schedules as operational needs require.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods; frequently bend, stoop, squat, reach, and twist; and lift, carry, push, and pull materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive hand, wrist, and arm movements while handling eggs, trays, racks, and equipment.
Ability to safely operate hand tools and basic maintenance equipment and work around moving equipment and hatchery machinery.
Ability to wear required PPE, including gloves, hearing protection, eye protection, coveralls, hairnets, and safety footwear.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain authorization throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

Previous egg handling or hatchery experience.

Responsibilities

Tray fertile eggs and load incubator racks according to production schedules.
Transfer eggs from incubators to hatchers in accordance with company Standard Operating Procedures.
Load and unload eggs from delivery vehicles using proper handling techniques to maintain egg quality.
Inspect eggs during handling and report quality concerns or irregularities to hatchery leadership.
Enter egg set and production information accurately into the hatchery management system.
Monitor incubators, hatchers, and related equipment, and promptly report equipment issues.
Clean and disinfect egg rooms, work areas, equipment, plastic trays, racks, boxes, and other hatchery materials according to sanitation and biosecurity procedures.
Assist with preventative maintenance and basic repairs of hatchery buildings and equipment as assigned.
Respond to after-hours maintenance needs during scheduled callback rotations.
Assist with production and maintenance duties during vacations, absences, or periods of increased workload.
Maintain accurate production records and complete required documentation.
Follow company Animal Welfare Standards, Biosecurity Policies, Environmental Health and Safety procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures.
Wear required personal protective equipment and maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
In the absence of a supervisor or lead employee, assist with coordinating daily work assignments to meet production schedules.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.