Quality Assurance Technician- Bowdon Hatchery

Pilgrim's; Carrollton (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim's is seeking a Hatchery Quality Assurance candidate to support QA checks, data entry, and temperature calibration across hatchery areas.

The role emphasizes documentation, adherence to animal welfare rules, and collaboration with hatchery teams to ensure egg quality and embryo viability.

Qualifications

• Entry-level position; no experience required with degree.
• A minimum of 2 years related experience preferred to substitute for degree.
• EOE, including disability/vets.

Responsibilities

• Perform bacterial plating across hatchery locations.
• Calibrate temperature of setters, hatchers, and egg rooms.
• Weigh eggs for moisture loss at key stages.
• Check embryonic temperatures prior to transfer.
• Candle eggs to determine fertility.
• Document quality checks and maintain records.
• Back-up to Chick Room Lead for vaccine mixing and daily chick book-out.
• Follow all animal welfare rules and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Documentation

Time management

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

M-tech system

Job description

Hatchery Quality Assurance Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Computer literacy —utilize Excel spreadsheets, key data into online SharePoint and M-tech system
• Organizational skills —keep accurate documentation of quality assurance checks performed
• Time management —able to perform all tasks required weekly within a timely manner
• Bacterial plating several locations around hatchery—including but not limited to: hatchers, setters, hallways, egg room, Embrex machine, etc.
• Determine embryonic age through residue breakouts of a percentage of parent flocks hatched per week
• Accurately calibrate temperature of setters, hatchers, hallways and egg rooms
• Weight eggs for moisture loss at set/transfer/hatch
• Check embryonic temperatures prior to transfer, inside of incubators
• Temperature check chicks daily prior to hatch
• Chick quality assessments per flock
• Weekly egg quality checks
• Candle eggs for fertility
• Back-up to Chick Room Lead position, responsible for vaccine mixing, hatch percentages by parent flock and daily chick book-out
• FOLLOW ALL ANIMAL WELFARE RULES AND REGULATIONS
• Other Duties as assigned by management

EXPERIENCE: Entry-level; no experience required with degree. A minimum of 2 years related experience preferred to substitute for degree.

EOE, including disability/vets