Hatchery Sanitation & Poultry Transfer Technician

Socket.dev; Clinton (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Vacation Pay

Holiday Pay

401(k) Plan

Voluntary Medical Insurance

Dental/Vision options

Job summary

Prestage Farms is seeking a Hatchery Sanitation and Transfer Technician to assist in cleaning and sterilizing machinery and equipment used to process or store eggs, poults, and related items in the hatchery. Responsibilities include sanitation tasks such as draining, washing, scrubbing, and lubricating equipment, as well as transferring eggs and poults between incubators, hatchery trays, and poult boxes.

The role requires reading comprehension, clear communication, basic math, and adherence to

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

• Turn valves to drain machines or tanks and disconnect pipes.
• Spray machines, incubators, and conveyors with water to loosen and remove dirt or other foreign matter; lubricate machinery.
• Scrub machines, tanks, tables, pans, bowls, compartments, and conveyors; rinse articles with water and dry them with compressed air.
• Scrub floors and walls; mix cleaning solutions and diluted acids.
• Connect hoses and lines to pump; start pump to circulate cleaning and sterilizing solution through hoses and lines.
• Draw off samples of cleaning solutions from mixing tanks for laboratory analysis.
• Replace defective sections of metal coils and lines.
• Assist other departments as needed.
• Place eggs in incubator trays, wad paper between eggs to secure them, and clip trays to incubator racks.
• Transfer trays from incubator to hatchery and remove paper wads from between eggs to make room for hatching poults.
• Transfer hatched poults from trays to poult boxes and count out prescribed number of poults to each box section.
• Supply baby chicks to other workers for sexing, trimming, and debeaking.
• Prepare poults for delivery to designated farms or commercial growing establishments.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Verbal & written communication

Math skills

Hygiene protocol

Team readiness

Job description

Prestage Farms is seeking a Hatchery Sanitation and Transfer Technician to assist in cleaning and sterilizing machinery and equipment used to process or store eggs, poults, and related items in the hatchery. Responsibilities include sanitation tasks such as draining, washing, scrubbing, and lubricating equipment, as well as transferring eggs and poults between incubators, hatchery trays, and poult boxes.

The role requires reading comprehension, clear communication, basic math, and adherence to