Hatchery-Embrex Laborer

Pilgrim; Mayfield (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim in Mayfield, Kentucky is seeking a Hatchery Laborer to support daily egg handling, sanitation, and equipment cleaning in a high-temperature, humid hatchery environment.

Responsibilities include washing flats, transporting trays and buggies, setting eggs into incubators, and coordinating with the vaccination and hatching process. PPE is required and training lasts 1–2 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Wash flats, transport hatcher trays & egg buggies, sanitize equipment, set eggs, transfer eggs, and wash & sanitize set & hatch halls.
• Set eggs by lifting 30-pound egg trays and placing them into incubators.
• Move egg buggies with eggs to vaccination table and return them to the hatcher.

Job description

Job Duties/Physical Requirements/Dexterity:

Hatchery Laborers are required to wash flats, transport hatcher trays & egg buggies, sanitize equipment, set eggs, transfer eggs, and wash & sanitize set & hatch halls. The equipment is sanitized using a foaming system and then rinsed with a high-pressure hose. Setting requires team members to place eggs into the incubators by lifting 30-pound egg trays and placing them into 100° Incubators , the eggs are placed from floor level to above head level. When transferring eggs, buggies on casters loaded with eggs are pushed to the vaccination table, each individual tray is placed on the table, and then placed back onto the buggy, which is then rolled to the hatcher. The Lead Person will mix vaccine based on the guidelines given by management and be able to learn every position listed below & will also be responsible for ensuring transfer cracks are kept in an acceptable range.

Physical Requirements:

Continuous standing, walking, bending, and reaching

Dexterity:

Some jobs require pinch grip, back extension/flexion, and/or should extension/flexion.

Equipment/Tools/PPE

Hearing protection is required in posted areas, slip resistant shoes are required in all areas, steel toe shoes are required during set and transfer, and cotton gloves are optional to be used as needed by team member.

On the job training:

1-2 weeks

Working Conditions:

Conditions are wet and humid during sanitation process. The team members spend approximately 2 hours per shift in the incubators which are 99 degrees Fahrenheit and are exposed to dusty conditions when chicks are in production.

Egg Setter, Sanitation Laborer, Egg Puller, Loader-Machine, Utility, and Vaccine Technician