Chicken Catcher

JBS Foods; Nacogdoches (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401K contributions

Better Futures Program – 2 YearCollege

Job summary

Pilgrim’s is hiring for a chicken catcher. The role requires handling birds with care, counting accurately, and placing birds into cages while following safety and PPE protocols. Expect a daytime schedule with potential overtime and a pay rate of up to $26 per hour.

Employees receive welfare-focused benefits including health coverage, a 401(k), and a tuition assistance program. The company emphasizes safety as a core value and conducts checks post-offer to ensure a secure work environment.

Qualifications

• Follow animal welfare guidelines.
• Accurately count birds loaded into cages.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and put on all required PPE (Safety glasses, safety vest, gloves, arm sleeves).
• Perform routine stretches before starting daily duties.
• Walk the house and batten the birds.
• Wait for cage to be set on blocks.
• Open cage door and catch the required number of birds.
• Load birds into cage one hand at a time and repeat until cage is full.
• Close cage door after loading the specified amount.

Job description

Description

CATCHER

As a chicken catcher, you will need to catch certain amount of birds and know the proper placement techniques with birds being put into the cages.

EXPECTED RESULTS:

The expected results are as follows:

• To insure animal welfare guidelines are followed
• Count amount of birds loaded into the cages

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

• Acquire and put on all required PPE (Safety glasses, safety vest, gloves (optional), arm sleeves (optional)).
• Perform routine stretches before starting daily duties.
• Walk the house (bed the birds)
• Wait for cage to be set on blocks
• Open cage door
• Catch correct amount of birds
• Load birds in cage one hand at a time.
• Repeat process until cage is full.
• After proper amount of birds placed in cage, shut the cage door

Pay: Up to $26/hour

Hours: 6:00 am - 3:00 pm, overtime as needed

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401K contributions
• Better Futures Program –2 Year Community College tuition paid for you or your dependents!
• Opportunity to grow your career through our Supervisor Development Program

At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us: Pilgrim’s is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim’s operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K, the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets