Hatchery Technician: Incubators, Eggs & Chicks

Foster Farms; Waterford (CT); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Good communication skills

Mechanical aptitude

Physical endurance

Lifting 35 pounds

Bend and reach

Move heavy egg racks

Sanitation tools usage

Pallet jack/forklift cert.

Job description

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