Poultry Farm Care & Egg Operations Specialist

Aviagen; Cumberland Heights (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Aviagen is seeking a Farm Associate I to support the Aviagen poultry operations in the United States. This role focuses on animal care and welfare, egg collection, grading, and data recording across farm facilities.

The position involves physical tasks such as lifting up to 50 lbs, standing for long periods, and working in various farm environments, including poultry processing areas. A flexible schedule with weekends/holidays may be required.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand oral and written instructions and perform simple tasks.
• Basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills.
• Ability to perform repetitive work.
• Ability to stand for long periods (8 hrs or more) with a flexible schedule.
• Ability to lift, carry, push or pull up to 50 lbs or more.

Responsibilities

• Gather eggs and grade eggs by category, size and condition.
• Transfer egg flats to egg cooler room and record the number of eggs collected; assist washing eggs and maintain sanitation in egg wash/cooler room.
• Maintain and record eggs and other data as instructed.
• Monitor poultry house conditions and troubleshoot feed lines, drinkers, fans and barn appearance.
• Move birds for weighing or transferring; collect birds as needed.
• Work with day old chicks within the Hatchery Facility.
• Clean out houses and rebuild pens as needed.
• Handle up to 50 lbs of feed and ensure birds can access feed.
• Possibly set eggs, collect eggs, transfer eggs and disinfect facility.
• Work in a poultry processing plant including live hang poultry and data collection.
• Work with chemicals such as detergents and disinfectants.
• Follow Animal Care Standards, Animal Welfare Guidelines and Bio-Security procedures.
• Work in dry, dusty, damp or wet environments and around live animals.
• Interact with live poultry on a routine basis.
• Be around farm odors and loud environments.
• Operate in environments with substantial dust circulation.

Skills

Animal husbandry

Manual lifting up to 50 lbs

Standing/walking for long periods

Follow instructions

Safety awareness

Job description

Aviagen is seeking a Farm Associate I to support the Aviagen poultry operations in the United States. This role focuses on animal care and welfare, egg collection, grading, and data recording across farm facilities.

The position involves physical tasks such as lifting up to 50 lbs, standing for long periods, and working in various farm environments, including poultry processing areas. A flexible schedule with weekends/holidays may be required.