About the position
The Farm Associate position at Aviagen Group involves the overall care and management of poultry and facilities, ensuring adherence to bio-security and husbandry practices. The role is crucial for maintaining high-quality operations while being cost-effective. Farm Associates will engage in daily activities that include feeding, egg collection, and maintaining cleanliness in the farm environment.
Responsibilities
- Feeding and restocking for the following day.
- Picking up and incinerating mortality.
- Humanely euthanizing birds that cannot access feed/water.
- Walking in the chicken house multiple times a day to gather floor/slat eggs on breeder farms.
- Gathering and sorting eggs and putting them in the cooler at the proper intervals on breeder farms.
- Performing routine maintenance.
- Maintaining a clean farm both inside and outside.
- Shower in/shower out and follow all biosecurity procedures.
Requirements
- Ability to lift 50 lbs unassisted.
- Fluent in Spanish/English.
- Routine handling and interacting with live poultry.
- Ability to work unsupervised and self-motivate.
- Standing for extended periods of time (6 hours).
- Grip, grasp or twist using hands and wrists.
- Bend and stoop repetitively throughout the shift.
- Prolonged exposure to dry and dusty environments.
- Work cooperatively with a team.
- Strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Take accountability for individual performance.
- Withstand ongoing presence of farm-related smells or foul odors.
- Extreme climate exposure both hot and cold.
- Working in damp and/or wet climate, PPE provided.
Benefits
- Affordable health insurance
- 401K
- PTO
- Paid holidays
- Bonus plan
- Education assistance
