Chick Delivery Labor

Allen Harim Foods; Dagsboro (DE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Allen Harim Foods is seeking an individual to ensure successful chick delivery operations in Dagsboro, Delaware. Responsibilities include catching chickens, cleaning poultry houses, and performing maintenance tasks on the farm. Candidates should be able to lift over 40lbs and work in varying temperature conditions. The position demands strong interpersonal skills and the ability to support the company's vision, mission, and values. Join our dedicated team to contribute to poultry care and farm operations.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform duties in cold or hot environments.
• Must lift boxes in excess of 40lbs.

Responsibilities

• Supports Allen Harim’s vision, mission and values.
• Catches chickens and places them in crates.
• Cleans droppings and waste from the floor.
• Repairs farm buildings and fences as needed.

Job description

This role is responsible for ensuring chick delivery operations are consistent with standards of the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports Allen Harim’s vision, mission and values
• Performs any combination of following duties on poultry farm: Catches chickens and places them in crates and poultry houses.
• Sprays disinfectants or vaccines on chickens or in poultry houses.
• Spreads wood shavings over floor, using shovel.
• Cleans droppings and waste from floor, using broom and shovel, backhoe, or manure‑cleaning machine.
• Dumps sacks of feed on conveyors and in feeders in brood houses.
• Fills water containers.
• Repairs farm buildings, fences, and shipping crates, using handtools.
• Lengthens and shortens ropes to adjust level of feed cans and water troughs.
• Moves equipment, using wheelbarrow, truck, and cart; or carries equipment from one area to another.
• Shovels manure onto truck.
• May stack and move crated eggs and poultry.
• May drive truck to move and deliver materials
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note for level

• Basic: Incumbent is able to use their knowledge/skill with support by more experienced individuals.
• Advanced: Incumbent is able to independently use their knowledge/skill.
• Expert: Incumbent is able to train others on their knowledge/skill.
• Possess superior interpersonal and communication skills.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employees are expected to walk, stand and lift boxes in excess of 40lbs.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment could be cold or hot at different times.