This position is responsible for inspecting eggs to ascertain quality and fitness for incubation, processing chicks, and cleaning/sanitizing hatchery and equipment by performing all essential duties.
Starting Pay: $18.45 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends.
- Prepares eggs for incubation by grading eggs while traying to observe for defects such as shell color, texture, cracks, etc.
- Transferring pedigree eggs without mixing hen numbers, placing substandard eggs (broken, dirty, etc.) in container for disposal
- Processing day old chicks by counting, vaccinating, wing banding, delivering chicks within the complex, and entering data using a touch screen tablet
- Maintains a sanitary environment by operating tray washer, operating high pressure sprayer and/or water hose to clean and sanitize setters, hatchers, egg rooms, chick processing area, and hatchery vehicles
- Performing the collection of weekly hatchery monitoring samples including air plates and swabs
- Nice to have: Agricultural experience
- Nice to have: Production experience