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Foster Farms

Service Crew Chicken Breeder Dept Day Shift

Foster Farms, Delta, Colorado, United States, 81416


Job Description

Pay Rate: $18.00 per hour

(Additional $1.00 per hour for hours worked between 7:00pm and 11:59pm. Additional $2.00 per hour for hours worked between 12:00am-4:59am)

Responsibilities:

Help with vaccination of individual chickens – up to 11,000 birds per day. Pick up and hang on vaccination apparatus (approximately chest high) up to 5,500 birds (4 lbs each) using proper lifting techniques.

Move birds. Catch/pick up and carry (up to 20 feet) as many as 3,000-4.5 lb birds each day using proper lifting techniques.

Set up ranch prior to bird placements – routine heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs.)

Gather eggs – which include:

Step into and out of gathering pit numerous times each day (steep stairs).

Gather onto flats up to 13,600 eggs daily from conveyor belts.

Sorting eggs for: Size, Clean or dirty, Miss-shaped, Chex or cracks.

Clean eggs as needed.

Stacking flats. Lift and carry up to 50 lbs. (4 flats of eggs).

Clean workrooms – sweeping with a broom, bending down to hold dustpan.

Empty trash – lift up to 50 lbs.

Walk floors and slats with ability to bend down & pick up eggs and dead birds.

Walk houses 4-5 times daily requires 1.5 to 5 miles of walking each day.

Help maintain and clean ranch grounds.

Clean waterers – lifting 40 lbs. to dump water, scrubbing up to 160 drinkers/day.

Clean lights – climb ladder 12’ to reach lights mounted in ceiling.

Transfer to other farms – reliable transportation.

Clean up ranch between flocks – routine heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs.), operate high-pressure washer.

Additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

Must be able to lift & carry 50 pounds.

Ability to walk 1.5 – 5 miles per day.

Able to step into & out of gathering pit numerous times each day (steep stairs).

Able to bend over & pick up eggs from floor.

Able to pick up & hang at chest height up to 5,500 birds (4 lbs each) daily.

Able to catch/pick up & carry (up to 20 ft) up to 3,000 birds (4.5 lb) each day.

Must be able to climb a 12 foot ladder.

Must have reliable transportation.

Additional Information:

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new TEAM Members.

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