Chicken Delivery Helper

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Aid the driver in loading chicks onto the Smithway chick transport vehicle.
• Assist with off-loading fully loaded pallets from the Smithway, and reloading emptied pallets.
• Remove stacked chick boxes from pallets approximately 7 feet high and gently empty the chicks onto the ground.
• Restack empty chick boxes onto pallets and prepare them for return to the hatchery.
• Adhere to all biosecurity and safety requirements.
• Remove bio-security garments and dispose of all refuse at the farm.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Hatchery management.

Minimum Education And Experience

• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Reading and writing skills are preferred.

Physical Requirements And Environmental Factors

• Work environment includes moving in an upright position, working on dry, concrete, sawdust and plastic grating surfaces.
• Must be able to lift, control, and carry up to 50 lbs. up to 200 feet.
• Exposure to temperature ranges from 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.
• Exposure to airborne chick down, vaccine, disinfectants, and other chemicals used in hatchery & breeder management.
• Bending, twisting, lifting, reaching, sitting, and grasping vary in repetitions, distances, degrees, angles, weights, heights, intervals of time, objects grasped, and body positions depending upon the task being performed.
• Normal exposure to chemicals listed in plant MSDS.

Perdue Farms Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer.