Highlights
Job Duties/Physical Requirements/Dexterity: Hatchery Laborers are required to wash flats, transport hatcher trays & egg buggies, sanitize equipment, set eggs, transfer eggs, and wash & sanitize set & hatch halls. Equipment/Tools/PPE Hearing protection is required in posted areas, slip resistant shoes are required in all areas, steel toe shoes are required during set and transfer, and cotton gloves are optional to be used as needed by team member.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Mayfield, KY |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
Description
Job Duties/Physical Requirements/Dexterity:
Hatchery Laborers are required to wash flats, transport hatcher trays & egg buggies, sanitize equipment, set eggs, transfer eggs, and wash & sanitize set & hatch halls. The equipment is sanitized using a foaming system and then rinsed with a high-pressure hose. Setting requires team members to place eggs into the incubators by lifting 30-pound egg trays and placing them into 100° Incubators , the eggs are placed from floor level to above head level. When transferring eggs, buggies on casters loaded with eggs are pushed to the vaccination table, each individual tray is placed on the table, and then placed back onto the buggy, which is then rolled to the hatcher. The Lead Person will mix vaccine based on the guidelines given by management and be able to learn every position listed below & will also be responsible for ensuring transfer cracks are kept in an acceptable range.
Physical Requirements:
Continuous standing, walking, bending, and reaching
Dexterity:
Some jobs require pinch grip, back extension/flexion, and/or should extension/flexion.
Equipment/Tools/PPE
Hearing protection is required in posted areas, slip resistant shoes are required in all areas, steel toe shoes are required during set and transfer, and cotton gloves are optional to be used as needed by team member.
On the job training:
1-2 weeks
Working Conditions:
Conditions are wet and humid during sanitation process. The team members spend approximately 2 hours per shift in the incubators which are 99 degrees Fahrenheit and are exposed to dusty conditions when chicks are in production.
Embrex Positions:
Egg Setter, Sanitation Laborer, Egg Puller, Loader-Machine, Utility, and Vaccine Technician
EOE/including disability/Vets
About Company
Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.