Hatchery Sanitation Specialist (Evening Shift)

Perdue Farms, Inc.; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical/Rx

401(k) with employer match after 1 yr

critical illness

accident insurance

dental

vision

life insurance

optional group life insurance

short-term and long-term disability

flexible spending accounts

paid time off

Job summary

Perdue Farms Inc. in Salisbury, MD is seeking a Hatchery Sanitation Associate to keep our hatchery clean, safe, and running at peak performance. You will handle tray washing, chick harvesting, egg transfer, and hatcher sanitation while upholding strict cleanliness and biosecurity standards.

This role is onsite at Salisbury Hatchery #3. The position offers a base rate of $16.95 per hour with opportunities for pay premiums, shift differentials, overtime, and a year-end bonus based on performance.

Qualifications

• Reading, writing and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Remove clean trays from the washer, inspect each tray, dip it in the disinfectant tank, and place it in a clean rack.
• Move full racks of clean trays to the designated area at the end of the room.
• Use a pallet jack to retrieve up to two racks of chicks from the hatcher and transport them to the harvest room, placing them in the assigned locations.
• Follow the harvest schedule to remove chicks from trays and place them onto the chick belt.
• Empty remaining material from trays, scrape and clean them, and load trays into the washer for processing (up to 720 trays).
• Remove racks of eggs from the setters and transfer eggs to hatcher trays by inverting trays and removing flats, ensuring proper placement into racks (up to 720 trays).
• Repeat the egg transfer process until all trays have been completed according to production requirements.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment by sweeping chick down, and washing and disinfecting hatchers and production areas using approved chemicals, hoses, and foam equipment in accordance with lockout/tagout and company safety procedures.

Skills

Reading, writing and analytical skills

Job description

Perdue Farms Inc. in Salisbury, MD is seeking a Hatchery Sanitation Associate to keep our hatchery clean, safe, and running at peak performance. You will handle tray washing, chick harvesting, egg transfer, and hatcher sanitation while upholding strict cleanliness and biosecurity standards.

This role is onsite at Salisbury Hatchery #3. The position offers a base rate of $16.95 per hour with opportunities for pay premiums, shift differentials, overtime, and a year-end bonus based on performance.