Ellenwood Hatchery Labor - Waterford (Shift Varies)

Foster Farms; Waterford (CT); Sur place; USD 36 000 - 44 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Foster Farms is hiring for a hatchery associate in Waterford, CT. The role focuses on monitoring incubators and hatch machines, setting eggs, and maintaining environment conditions to ensure high-quality outputs.

You will also handle sanitation, equipment checks, and safe handling of eggs and chicks, with opportunities for overtime and shift differentials. Your day will involve reading set sheets, weighing eggs, and coordinating with maintenance to ensure smooth hatchery operations, while

Qualifications

• Good communication skills, written and verbal.
• Mechanical aptitude to fix incubators, hatchers.
• Ability to repeatedly lift 35 pounds.
• Able to move egg racks weighing 1,400–1,600 pounds.
• Certified to operate a pallet jack and/or forklift.

Responsabilités

• Monitor incubator and hatch machines; perform light maintenance.
• Set eggs per the set sheet.
• Monitor room temperature and humidifiers.
• Tray eggs per the set sheet; load/unload eggs and chicks; transfer and sanitize hatchery rooms.

Connaissances

Good communication skills

Mechanical aptitude

Physical endurance

Lifting 35 pounds

Bend and reach

Move heavy egg racks

Sanitation tools usage

Pallet jack/forklift cert.

Description du poste

Description

About Foster Farms

At Foster Farms, our mission is creating great food and serving great moments. Our vision is to be the best and most trusted food company, empowering and nourishing the lives of those we serve. We measure our success by how well we protect and care for our team, our consumers, our animals, and our environment, while delivering operational excellence and exceptional value to our customers.

Essential Functions

Pay Rate: $17.20 per hour

(Additional $1.00 per hour for hours worked between 7:00pm and 11:59pm. Additional $2.00 per hour for hours worked between12:00am-4:59am)

• Responsible for monitoring incubator and hatch machines; correcting problems with light maintenance work.
• Responsible for setting the right eggs as per the set sheet.
• Responsible for monitoring room temperature and humidifiers.
• Responsible for traying the correct eggs as per the set sheet, properly loading and unloading eggs and or chicks, transferring, sanitation, and fogging hatchery rooms.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills - written and verbal.
• Must have some mechanical aptitude to fix incubators, hatchers.
• Ability to repeatedly lift 35 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop and reach above head.
• Able to move full egg racks (on wheels) weighing approximately 1400-1600 pounds.
• Ability to use sanitation tools (i.e., power hoses, foggers).
• Must adhere to disease control policies.
• Must be certifiable to operate a pallet jack and/or forklift

Why Join Foster Farms?

This is a high-impact opportunity to shape the future of the ready-to-eat business at a leading food company, directly supporting our mission, vision, and values. You will play a critical role in delivering safe, high-quality food and great moments for millions of families.

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