Egg Transfer & Hatchery Technician

Pilgrim's; Commerce (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim’s is seeking an egg-handling associate in a hatchery environment. Tasks include pulling eggs from incubators, loading buggies, and transferring eggs to the transfer table, with routine QC cycles and cleaning duties throughout setter halls and hatch halls.

The role requires reading numbers and colors, good hand-eye coordination, and Zoetis certification after training. PPE and safety protocols are emphasized for a warm, wet work environment.

Qualifications

• Good hand-eye coordination.
• Able to read numbers and colors.

Responsibilities

• Pull eggs from incubators and load into buggies, push buggies to transfer table.
• Load eggs onto transfer table.
• Complete QC cycles and checks.
• Stack egg baskets and load into hatcher.
• Clean setter floors, setter hallway floors, clean hatch halls, squeegee water from setters, hatchers, and halls.
• Back up egg setters.
• Clean transfer tables.
• Discard eggs from egg remover into vacuum system daily.
• Clean egg hopper and surrounding area.
• Clean buggies and buggy washer.
• Organize setter halls and egg rooms.

Skills

Hand-Eye Coordination

Reading numbers/colors

Education

Zoetis certification

Job description

Pilgrim’s is seeking an egg-handling associate in a hatchery environment. Tasks include pulling eggs from incubators, loading buggies, and transferring eggs to the transfer table, with routine QC cycles and cleaning duties throughout setter halls and hatch halls.

The role requires reading numbers and colors, good hand-eye coordination, and Zoetis certification after training. PPE and safety protocols are emphasized for a warm, wet work environment.