Live Hang - Pocahontas

Peco Foods•Pocahontas, AR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves taking live birds from conveyors and hanging them in shackles. The role requires lifting live poultry from a supply conveyor and hanging the birds by their feet from a shackle conveyor. Employees will rotate through all required positions to ensure the production line remains full and efficient. A key aspect of this role is meeting a specific birds per minute ratio to qualify for premium pay. The position also requires adherence to Animal Welfare requirements, physical inspection of products for defects, and compliance with plant policies and procedures. Employees must identify and report any suspicious or abnormal situations to their supervisor and exhibit Peco-Pocahontas values: Safety, Teamwork, Mutual Respect, Accountability, and Honesty. Dependability is crucial, with a limit of no more than 3 absences. Performance must remain at a proficient level to maintain premium pay. Other duties as assigned and cross-training on Class I positions are also part of the role.

Requirements

Must be able to stand 100% of the work day.
Gripping and repetitive use of hands.
Must be able to use a knife safely.
Must be able to operate controls.
Must be able to bend, stoop, and climb steps.
Must be comfortable working in organic conditions.

Responsibilities

Work at a pace necessary to keep the production line full at all times.
Lift live / irreversibly stunned poultry from the supply conveyor and hang live birds on a moving shackle line.
Meet birds per minute ratio for premium pay.
Rotate to Boomer position if/when needed: Understand how to undo ratchet, loosen strap, lift hook off cage, and place hook on loop of trailer.
As Boomer, stay two full cages away from the driver and stay where drivers can see. Boomers shall not boom at any time a trailer is being loaded or unloaded. Once clear, pick up hook and place it on the empty cage.
Rotate to Dumper if/when needed: Learn and operate control panel for Zone 3 of CAS system.
As Dumper check for un-dumped birds in the cage and ensure cage dump safety features are working properly.
Rotate to Back Up Kill if/when needed: Follow all knife safety requirements. Ensure all birds are slit and killed properly. If a bird is not cut or not cut correctly, grab the head and pull it downward to expose the neck fully. Cut the throat just above the beak; deeply so that the bird bleeds immediately.
In Back Up Kill position, ensure that no live birds enter the scalders.
Understand and follow all Animal Welfare requirements.
Physically inspect products for both natural occurring and processing defects.
Comply with written plant policies and procedures.
Identify and report any suspicious or abnormal situations to their immediate supervisor or plant management official such as product tampering, unauthorized employees in restricted area, and equipment malfunction that may put product wholesomeness at stake.
Must exhibit the Peco-Pocahontas values: Safety, Teamwork, Mutual Respect, Accountability, and Honesty.
Must be dependable. No more than 3.
Performance must stay at proficient level in order to keep premium.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Cross train on Class I positions and rotate.