Hatchery Production

Hatchery Laborer

Hatchery Laborers are responsible for supporting hatchery operations through sanitation, egg handling, and chick processing. Key tasks include:

• Washing floats (buggies) by removing trays, overturning to clear debris, and rinsing with a high‑pressure hose
• Sanitizing separators using a foaming system with sodium hypochlorite, followed by rinsing
• Sanitizing hatchers by removing fans, sweeping debris, foaming with sodium hypochlorite, and rinsing
• Setting eggs into incubators by lifting 10 lb trays and stacking buggies (floor to shoulder level)
• Transferring eggs: pushing loaded buggies to vaccination tables, placing trays for processing, and returning them to hatchers
• Loading chicks onto conveyors by removing trays from buggies and placing them onto belts

• Continuous standing, walking, bending, and reaching
• Ability to lift 10 lb trays repeatedly
• Ability to work for extended periods in physically demanding conditions

• Some tasks require pinch grip, back extension/flexion, and shoulder extension/flexion

• Hearing protection required in posted areas
• Slip‑resistant shoes required in all areas
• Steel‑toe shoes required during egg set and transfer
• Cotton gloves optional, based on task

• Wet and humid conditions during sanitation processes
• Approximately 2 hours per shift spent inside incubators at 99°F
• Exposure to dusty conditions when chicks are in production

• Shift: Day Shift
• Schedule:
  
  Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday — 5:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Pay Rate: $18.79/hour

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (beginning after 60 days of employment)
• Paid sick leave, vacation, and company‑observed holidays
• 401(k) with company match (after 1 year, per vesting schedule)
• Career development opportunities, including the Better Futures Program

• EOE, including disability/vets.