Live Hanger, 2nd shift Liberty

Farmer Focus • Harrisonburg, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Who We Are and What We Do Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. Who we are and what we do Farmer Focus's mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by out Farmer Focus CARES values of Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Stewardship. How this role will be impactful Responsible for hanging chickens on shackles with the ability to keep shackles full while working as part of a team by performing essential duties on production line. Communicate effectively with coworkers and supervisors. Hang chickens on production line from shackles. Keep shackles full of birds at all times. Comply with safety and sanitation standards and regulations, contributing to a clean, safe work environment, including proper use of all safety equipment procedures. Perform other related responsibilities, as needed, to support Farmer Focus business objectives. The following help make you an even better potential candidate for the position Ability to work in a production environment. Ability to take direction and work with others as part of a team. Ability to lift up to 60 lbs. consistently. Repetitive use of hands and fine motor skills. Flexibility to changing duties, rotations, and product requirements. Be a champion for safety, quality and GMP standard as needed. Work environment: Require accessing the poultry production environment. Must be able to tolerate the varying heat, wet, and chill of the plant. Hearing and eye protective equipment required in the production area. Require wearing hair and beard net in the production area. Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Farmer Focus is a company dedicated to people, the farmers who grow for us and our team members who work in our state-of-the-art facilities. Whether a general laborer on our breast debone line or an executive, we are committed to creating a workplace that values all our people and offers everyone a chance to grow and thrive. We operate from our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. We plan our work schedules to avoid most Saturday work. We do not run production on Sundays. Join us in our mission to protect generational family farms. We look forward to working with you! Farmer Focus es una empresa dedicada a las personas, los granjeros que crían para nosotros y a los miembros del equipo que trabajan en nuestras instalaciones con tecnología de última generación. Ya sea usted un trabajador general de nuestra línea de pechuga o un ejecutivo, estamos comprometidos a crear un lugar de trabajo que valore a nuestra gente y ofrezca a todos la oportunidad de crecer y prosperar. Operamos en base a nuestros valores Farmer Focus CARES: Comunidad, Responsabilidad, Respeto, Excelencia y Mayordomía. Mayormente planificamos nuestros horarios evitando trabajar los sábados. No realizamos producción los domingos. Únase a nosotros en nuestra misión de proteger las granjas familiares generacionales. ¡Esperamos trabajar con usted!

Requirements

• Ability to work in a production environment.
• Ability to take direction and work with others as part of a team.
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs. consistently.
• Repetitive use of hands and fine motor skills.
• Flexibility to changing duties, rotations, and product requirements.
• Be a champion for safety, quality and GMP standard as needed.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for hanging chickens on shackles with the ability to keep shackles full while working as part of a team by performing essential duties on production line.
• Communicate effectively with coworkers and supervisors.
• Hang chickens on production line from shackles.
• Keep shackles full of birds at all times.
• Comply with safety and sanitation standards and regulations, contributing to a clean, safe work environment, including proper use of all safety equipment procedures.
• Perform other related responsibilities, as needed, to support Farmer Focus business objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees