Hatchery QA Technician

Mountaire Farms; Princess Anne (MD); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountaire Farms is seeking a hatchery technician to verify incubation, ventilation, and sanitation programs. You will follow established safety SOPs to meet goals on hatch, HOF, early mortality and budgets.

The role is a first shift/day shift position located at our Princess Anne, MD facility. Responsibilities include equipment calibration, data collection, and auditing hatchery processes to ensure compliance and performance.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years in hatchery setting preferred.
• Completion of safety training, LOTO and pallet jack certification required.

Responsibilities

• Verify and confirm correct operation of incubation, ventilation and sanitation programs.
• Perform calibration of all incubation equipment.
• Break out hatch residue to confirm proper incubation.
• Compile and collect data from incubation trials to confirm or improve hatchery performance.
• Verify SOPs through bacterial testing and checklists.
• Perform monthly audits to verify hatchery program performance.

Skills

Calibration

Data collection

SOP compliance

Education

High School

Job description

Job Description

Work in hatchery setting performing assigned job duties to verify and confirm correct operation of incubation, ventilation and sanitation programs. Follow all established safety and operational SOP's to achieve goals on hatch , HOF, early mortality and budgets.

This is a first shift / day shift position.

• Perform calibration of all incubation equipment.
• Perform break out's of hatch residue to confirm proper incubation.
• Compile and collect data from incubation or other trials being performed to confirm or enhance hatchery performance
• Verify and confirm operational SOP's through bacterial testing and established checklists.
• Perform monthly audits to verify overall performance of hatchery programs.

Educations/Experience Requirements

• High School
• 1- 3 years in hatchery setting
• Completion of all safety training, LOTO and pallet jack certification

About Us

Are you looking for more than just a job? The culture at Mountaire is one of our greatest strengths and most valued assets. We maintain the same core values and family-focused work environment that we’ve operated with since day one. You will find that your peers, supervisor and team members are genuinely committed to, not only your success, but also working together to provide high-quality products to our customers. We are a service to one another and to our customers, demonstrating operational excellence and outstanding performance.

Mountaire Overview

Mountaire Farms is an agricultural food production and processing company providing work for over 10,000 people at facilities in Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Now the fourth largest chicken company in the United States, we are still family owned and fully committed to giving back to the communities where we do business. At Mountaire Farms, our culture is what defines us. It sets us apart from our competition and reinforces what we stand for. Supporting each other, uplifting each other, and helping each other succeed -- that’s the Mountaire way! Our vision is to provide growth, stability, and opportunities for our people, our customers, and our communities by profitably delivering wholesome quality chicken.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Mountaire Farms is an agricultural food production and processing company providing work for over 10,000 people at facilities in Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Now the fourth largest chicken company in the United States, we are still family owned and fully committed to giving back to the communities where we do business. At Mountaire Farms, our culture is what defines us. It sets us apart from our competition and reinforces what we stand for. Supporting each other, uplifting each other, and helping each other succeed -- that’s the Mountaire way! Our vision is to provide growth, stability, and opportunities for our people, our customers, and our communities by profitably delivering wholesome quality chicken.

Total Compensation

Mountaire also offers an amazing total compensation package! A few examples of our benefits that may be offered to you are:

• eight paid holidays
• Medical Plans with free onsite Health and Wellness Centers
• Dental and Vision Programs
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Retirement Planning with 401(k)
• Profit Sharing
• Employee Discounted Chicken Sales
• Employee Discounts with partners (Car Purchase, Phone Plans, & Shopping)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• many exciting career development programs!