Live Hanger Production Hourly

Pilgrim's•Sumter, SC

11h•Onsite

About The Position

This position at Pilgrim's focuses on ensuring the safety of team members first. The Live Hanger is responsible for picking up live poultry (chicken) by the thighs and placing both feet securely into moving conveyor shackles. This role requires maintaining a full and constantly moving processing line, often handling birds at rates of up to 27 or more per minute. Strict adherence to company animal welfare guidelines is essential to ensure humane and stress-free handling of birds. The position also involves wearing required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), assisting colleagues, observing all company policies (personnel, quality, safety, and food safety), maintaining a positive work atmosphere, and recognizing and acting on safety risks. Consistent practice and enforcement of safe work habits are expected.

Requirements

Ability to comprehend simple instructions
Ability to apply common sense.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to stand and use hands for 8-11 hours per day
Ability to multitask and work quickly
Must be a team player and be willing to work close to other employees at some stations. (Less than 3 feet apart.)
Must have good communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Food or production experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Rapidly pick up live poultry (chicken) by the thighs and place both feet securely into moving conveyor shackles.
Ensure the processing line remains full and constantly moving, often handling birds at rates of up to 27 or more birds per minute.
Strictly follow company animal welfare guidelines to ensure the birds are handled as humanely and stress-free as possible.
Wear all requires Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which includes safety glasses, earplugs, hairnets, aprons, and boots.
Assist others with the skills and knowledge gained from the position.
Observes all company personnel, quality, safety, and food safety policies.
Maintains a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you work effectively and cooperatively with customers, clients, co-workers, and leadership teams.
Recognizes and acts on incidents and safety risks.
Consistently practices and enforces safe work habits and drives those habits throughout the organization.
Other duties as directed.