Egg collector

Stafforce-Recruitment; Alford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Stafforce-Recruitment is seeking an Egg Collector in Alford, England. The role involves manual checks in an egg production environment, recording temperatures and water meter readings, and ensuring hygiene and biosecurity standards.

You must have reliable transport due to location; pay is £13.00 per hour with increases after probation, and the shifts offered provide flexibility.

Qualifications

• Own transport is required due to location.

Responsibilities

• Record the temperatures and water meter readings on arrival.
• Wear PPE provided and enter the house, check for food, water, lights and open nest boxes immediately on arrival.
• Walk the shed for floor eggs and check the systems for dead birds; remove and put into a locked dead bird bin before leaving for the day.
• Report all problems to your line manager as soon as possible.
• Maintain hygiene levels of the whole house, including floors and egg contact surfaces.
• Complete daily paperwork recording temperatures, water readings, dead birds, eggs collected and birds checked under the pits.
• Sort and label class A eggs from seconds, and ensure quality control across the supply chain.
• Weekly tasks include cleaning control rooms and panels, wiping walls and checking nest boxes.
• Ensure all areas are clean (audit ready) and any broken eggs are cleaned up before leaving.
• Work safely at all times and be prepared to work in other farm areas when required.

Job description

Egg collector (BBBH47508) Alford, England

Salary: GBP13 - GBP13.5 per annum

We're currently recruiting on behalf of our client for Egg Collectors in the Alford, Lincolnshire area.

Own transport is required due to location.

Pay rate: £13.00 p/h increases following probation

Hours: Choice of shift patterns available

Responsibilities

• On arrival: Record the temperatures and water meter readings.
• Wear PPE provided and enter the house, Check for food, water, lights and open nest boxes immediately on arrival.
• Continue to walk the shed for floor eggs and check the systems for dead birds – remove and put into a locked dead bird bin before leaving for the day. Walk the birds 2 more times as a minimum to complete checks and collect floor eggs.
• All problems should be reported immediately to your line manager. If you are not able to contact your manager,
• To ensure the hygiene levels of the whole house are of highest standard, to include cleaning the floors, all egg contact surfaces on the belt and the rollers, egg table and equipment, under the muck elevators, door handles etc…
• All paperwork must be completed daily including recording the temperatures, water meter readings and dead birds, egg collected, and bird checked under the pits. This is a legal requirement and one in which the company is audited against.
• You must separate class A eggs from seconds, pack and label as separate to ensure quality throughout the supply chain.
• Weekly tasks include cleaning control rooms and panels, wiping down the walls and thoroughly checking nest boxes.
• To ensure all areas are clean (audit ready) and broken egg is cleaned up before leaving for the day.
• You are expected to work safely at all times and are not expected to do anything that you have not been trained in. Reporting of issues to your manager is to be treated as a priority.
• This will require on occasion lifting chickens up at night and catching chickens if able amongst other jobs you may be asked to do from time to time. Your role may be switched to work on different areas of the farm as required.

The following is included in your job role: bird welfare, food hygiene of egg collection, your health and safety and bio security.