Poultry Care Person - Gardner Grower

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Wakefield, Nebraska is known as the Baseball Capital of Nebraska. Milton G. Waldbaum and Dan Gardner founded our egg-processing business in 1950 here in Wakefield. Our location raises chickens and produces tankers of liquid egg to be consumed by our processing facilities.

POSITION SUMMARY

Employee is responsible for the husbandry of birds. Employee makes sure birds have the adequate temperature, lighting, feed, water, and clean environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operates 1-3 houses.
• Keep houses clean.
• Responsible for making sure the chickens have the proper amount of water, feed, proper temperatures, clean house and maintenance.
• Responsible for keeping daily charts on water, temperatures and maintenance.
• Must work closely with supervisor and maintenance.
• Keep all feed chains working at all times.
• Replaced all burned out light bulbs.
• Keep catwalks and manure pits clean.
• Keep all fans, screens and motors clean and protected with shields.
• Responsible for removing all dead chickens daily and counting them.
• May be required to assist with manure operations.
• Operate manure equipment (GG1)
• Maintenance work must be done immediately, if major problems arise contact supervisor.
• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Able to work weekends, holidays and overtime as needed.
• Travel to and work at multiple locations.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

No prior experience or training is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in oral form. Ability to deal with problems involving one concrete variable in standardized situations.

OTHER

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to be in various positions, bending, kneeling, crawling, climbing, etc.