Breeder Service Technician

Responsibilities

• Inspects farms to ensure compliance with contract and cooperative agreement standards.
• Provides guidance to farmers on development programs aimed at producing high-quality poultry products.
• Conducts safety meetings to promote workplace health and safety.
• Captures and manages the movement of pullets as needed.
• Performs field vaccinations and administers medications when required.
• Weighs, handles, and evaluates pullets, hens, and males.
• Maintains and monitors hen productivity to optimize performance.
• Collects and transports eggs and tracks hatchability, as applicable.
• Works under limited supervision with periods of relative autonomy and general review.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (associate degree in poultry science or related field preferred).
• Experience: 2+ years of related work experience.
• Licenses: Current driver’s license and good driving record.
• Skills: Effective communication both orally and in writing, capable of independent decision making, basic computer knowledge, ability to manage multiple priorities.

What You’ll Need

• Exposure to moderate heat, cold, moisture/wetness, and unpleasant air conditions.
• Exposure to soiled materials and light chemical substances such as cleaning solutions.

About Pilgrim’s

Pilgrim’s is a leading global food company with more than 62,000 team members worldwide. The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries. Pilgrim’s operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K., the Republic of Ireland, and continental Europe. Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders, and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members. Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity EOE, including disability/vets Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.