LIVE HANGER PRODUCTION HOURLY

Rapid Hanger Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Rapidly pick up live poultry (chickens) by the thighs and place both feet securely into moving conveyor shackles.
• Ensure the processing line remains full and constantly moving, often handling birds at rates of up to 27 or more birds per minute.
• Strictly follow company animal welfare guidelines to ensure the birds are handled as humanely and stress-free as possible.
• Wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including safety glasses, earplugs, hairnets, aprons, and boots.
• Assist others with the skills and knowledge gained from the position.
• Observe all company personnel, quality, safety, and food safety policies.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that works effectively and cooperatively with customers, clients, co-workers, and leadership teams.
• Recognize and act on incidents and safety risks.
• Consistently practice and enforce safe work habits and drive those habits throughout the organization.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Ability to repeatedly lift birds weighing between 8 lbs. to 10 lbs. for the entire shift.
• Standing, walking, reaching, and bending for 8 to 10 hour shifts.
• Frequent exposure to loud machinery, strong animal odors, wet or dusty floors, and fluctuating temperatures (hot in the summer, cool in the winter).

Education Requirement

• A high school diploma or equivalent (GED) is preferred.

Basic Skills & Qualifications

• Comprehend simple instructions.
• Apply common sense.
• Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Stand and use hands for 8-11 hours per day.
• Multitask and work quickly.
• Be a team player and willing to work close to other employees at some stations (less than 3 feet apart).
• Have good communication skills.
• Food or production experience is preferred.