MN Poultry Care Person

Responsibilities

• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers and management.
• Maintains regular and consistent attendance in relation to production scheduling and/or time volunteered for.
• Responsible for ensuring barn is washed, dusted, swept and repaired for new flock.
• Check feed, ventilation, lighting, heating and water. Makes adjustments as necessary.
• Removes mortality from cages daily and reports on barn sheets.
• Conducts preventive maintenance on equipment as needed.
• Replaces lower tier fan and feeder motors, fan belts and tension fan belts.
• Daily replenishes foot baths.
• Checks and repairs feed, ventilation, lighting and water to insure needs of animals are met at all times as required by UEP.
• Catches loose birds and place them back in cages while observing bird density guidelines.
• Moves birds in and out of houses and keeps accurate population.
• Responsible for keeping floor litter dry and maintained to 1 inch.
• Responsible for turning houses over when a flock is leaving and coming in.
• Follows all LOTO safety procedures and ensures all safety shields are in place.
• Keeps loading deck clear of ice, snow and garbage.
• Cleans assigned houses by sweeping, scraping, and dusting in/around/under cages.
• Cleans sight tubes and filters.
• General housekeeping such a stowing equipment to prevent safety hazard from clutter.
• Follows all bio-security guidelines and birth health processes.
• Adheres to safe work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained.
• Reports to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $19.00 to $23.00 per hour.