Efficient Hatchery Sanitation & Transfer Technician

Prestage; Michigan; On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Vacation Pay

Holiday Pay

401(k) Plan

Voluntary Medical Insurance

Voluntary Insurance options such as)}

Job summary

Prestage Farms is seeking a Hatchery Sanitation and Transfer Technician to assist in cleaning and sterilizing machinery used to process or store eggs, poults, and related hatchery items. You will perform sanitation duties, validate cleaning processes, and assist other departments as needed.

The role includes transferring eggs and poults through incubators and hatcheries, ensuring proper placement and handling, and preparing poults for delivery to farms.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions.
• Communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Perform simple mathematical skills.
• Must shower before entering the facility and wear a company uniform.
• Typical work week for this position is 50–60 hours

Responsibilities

• Sanitation: Turn valves to drain machines or tanks and disconnect pipes.
• Sanitation: Spray machines, incubators, and conveyors with water to loosen dirt and lubricate machinery.
• Sanitation: Scrub machines, tanks, tables, pans, conveyors; rinse and dry with compressed air.
• Sanitation: Scrub floors and walls; mix cleaning solutions and acids.
• Sanitation: Connect hoses and run cleaning/sterilizing solution.
• Sanitation: Draw samples of cleaning solutions for lab analysis.
• Sanitation: Replace defective sections of metal coils and lines.
• Assist other departments as needed.
• Transfer: Place eggs in incubator trays and clip trays to racks.
• Transfer: Move trays from incubator to hatchery; remove paper wads.
• Transfer: Move hatched poults to poult boxes and count per box.
• Transfer: Supply baby chicks to workers for sexing, trimming, debeaking.
• Prepare poults for delivery to farms or growing establishments.
• ADA requirements: read and comprehend, lift up to 100 pounds, regular walking, etc.

Skills

Read and follow instructions

Verbal & written communication

Basic math skills

Safety awareness

Job description

Prestage Farms is seeking a Hatchery Sanitation and Transfer Technician to assist in cleaning and sterilizing machinery used to process or store eggs, poults, and related hatchery items. You will perform sanitation duties, validate cleaning processes, and assist other departments as needed.

The role includes transferring eggs and poults through incubators and hatcheries, ensuring proper placement and handling, and preparing poults for delivery to farms.