What are the responsibilities and job description for the Poultry Worker position at Fladger Associates?
Responsibilities:
- Excellent employment opportunity for a Incubation Technician in the Gainesville, GA area.
- This position is responsible for maintaining a high quality supply of raw materials to the various departments of the company Select, Gainesville in a timely and efficient manner.
- Hours
- Sunday: 6:30am – 10:30am
- Monday: 6:30 am- 2:30pm
- Tuesday: 6:30 am- 4:30 pm
- Wednesday: 6:30am- 2:30pm
- Thursday: 6:30am- 1:30pm
- Friday: 6:30am- 10:00am
- Perform all processes in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures
- Communicates any occurrences to team leader or supervisor immediately
- Responsible for keeping areas neat and clean.
- Adhere to the cleaning schedule in order to maintain a clean, safe, and bio-secure work environment.
- Maintains accurate and timely records
- Keeps all incubators, flats and carts cleaned
- Responsible for general preventative maintenance at incubation building
- Assist with opening and separating egg boxes
- Assist with racking and candling of eggs
- Assist with the delivery of eggs
- Learn all responsibilities that pertain to the processing of the raw materials (receive, rack, set, candle, and deliver)
- Unload egg truck weekly using a pallet jack.
- Learn how to operate the ACI Incubators and alarm system.
- Promote and follow all safety procedures and guidelines.
- Complete all GMP paperwork in required amount of time.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Will also work in sterilization team focusing on warehousing and managing waste flows to ensure lab floors are clean and stocked
- **May not own or have contact with other birds or poultry.**
- Avian Biosecurity Policy – This applies to all temporary workers.
- It is the responsibility of all employees is to take necessary steps to avoid contact with the avian species in general.
- This includes, but is not limited to, commercial poultry, yard chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, wild birds and pet birds.
- Should contact occur, precautions must be taken prior to entering a critical building or location:
- Anyone coming into contact with the avian species should not enter into a critical building or location for 72 hours unless they have showered, changed clothes and shoes.
- This is a Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) farm.
- Bio-security is higher than any other entity at the company in that the birds have no antibiotics or vaccinations to protect them.
- Contact with avian species is absolutely forbidden, showers onto the property and house are absolutely necessary.
- Any incidental contact with an avian species requires a 72 hour lapse from the time contact occurred and entry onto the farm.
- Formaldehyde is a dangerous substance and can cause cancer, so following safety practices to avoid contact with it is critical.
- Review the SOP's for Health, Safely, Environmental practices
Experience:
- High School Diploma
- Ability to follow written SOPs consistently
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software a plus
- Ability to separate 200 to 300 boxes (50lbs each) and lifting these boxes shoulder height for extended periods (3 to 5 hours)
- Other tasks involve twisting, turning, bending, and stooping while lifting 35 to 40 lbs (trays, pallets) for extended periods (3 to 4 hours)
- Pushing, pulling, and maneuvering heavy carts on slightly sloped surfaces
- Good visual accuracy in low light setting.
- Warehouse inventory control computerized experience preferred