Farm Maintenance Engineer Position

Kettelsen International Recruiting | Tiempo completo

This position includes monitoring,enhancing, fixing, and replacing all things that are electrical and mechanical.

This position may also include aiding in the operation of, and maintaining thefeed mill that produces feed for our two million hens and our pellet mill operation that produces fertilizer from our hens’ manure. Job duties may include but are not limited to:

• Maintain and repair automated equipment in chicken barns such as egg conveyor belts, egg collection systems,manure belts, and feed and water lines.
• Ensuring operation of feed andwater lines in the layer hen barn, ensuring hens have proper water and feed levels
• Perform and document preventative maintenance on this equipment
• Operation and maintenance of our onsite feed mill or fertilizer mill
• Operation and maintenance of corn dryer tanks that drythe corn that we grow
• Operation of heavy machinery, assisting with the movement of equipment around the farm
• Maintain a clean environment in all areas
• Supervising and coordinating the personnel who perform daily work in the barns; including removing daily mortality from the barn, collecting mislaid eggs, ensuring proper function and cleanliness of egg collection and manure belt systems
• Checking proper feed and water levels and operation of feed and water automated system.
  
  Recognition when levels are not adequate for the animals and ability to troubleshoot the automatic feed andwater systems, including basic computer skills
• Ensure cleanliness of the house, the ability to recognize and maintain a clean and healthy environment for the birds.
• Recognize when the environment is appropriate for the hens and ability to operate and troubleshoot environmental control computers including basic computer skills
• Ensure theflock is healthy and continuously looking for and properly attending to sick or injured birds, as well as mortality.
• Examine birdsto find illness or injury and may be responsible for treating minor injuries and ailments as well as contacting the company veterinarian and/or manager for treatment for birds with serious illnesses or injuries, aid in the treatment ofbirds as necessary.
• Supervising and coordinating work crews that perform movement of birds from one barn toanother
• Aid and administer vaccinations and medications to birds.

• Mexican, U.S. or Canadian Citizenship
• Valid Passport
• Housing:
  Single room in shared house with other TN professionals. Cost $5/day
• Transportation provided to and from work
• Other benefits: 55hours vacation and 40 hours sick, Holidays – Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year,4th of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day. Health and dental insurance are available. 401k available after 1 year of employment. Holidays may varybased on seasonal nature of job. After hours or weekend availability may be required.
• Initial flight to relocate to thearea will be paid for.