Egg collector

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

Job summary

Stafforce-Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of our client for Egg Collectors in the Alford area, Lincolnshire. Own transport is required due to location.

Pay rate starts at £13.00 per hour and increases after probation, with flexible shift patterns available. Responsibilities include recording environmental readings on arrival, PPE usage, nest box checks, hygiene duties, daily paperwork, and segregating eggs by quality.

Qualifications

• Own transport is required due to location.
• Hours: Choice of shift patterns available.
• Pay rate: £13.00 p/h increases following probation.

Responsibilities

• On arrival: Record the temperatures and water meter readings.
• Wear PPE and enter the house; check for food, water, lights and open nest boxes.
• Walk the shed for floor eggs and check systems for dead birds; remove and bin.
• Report problems to line manager or escalate as needed.
• Maintain hygiene levels across the whole house and all surfaces.
• Complete daily paperwork: temperatures, water readings, eggs collected, birds checked.
• Separate class A eggs from seconds; pack and label accordingly.
• Weekly tasks: clean control rooms, wipe walls, inspect nest boxes.
• Ensure areas are audit-ready; clean up broken eggs.
• Work safely; role may include lifting chickens and switching areas as required.

Job description

Salary: GBP13 - GBP13.5 per hour

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.