Chicken Catcher Job at Perdue Farms, Dillon, SC

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  • Perdue Farms
  • Dillon, SC

Job Description

Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into it's second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.

Summary

This position is responsible for catching, handling, and properly loading live chickens safely and efficiently at a specified rate so that they can be transported to the poultry processing plant for processing.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Catch 3 to 4 chickens in each hand.
  • Place 20 to 25 chickens per minute in a draw.
  • Place chickens in draw without harming the chickens.
  • Place 10 to 12 chickens in each module.
  • Required to learn every position related to catching chicken and loading equipment.
  • Work with a catching team and reporting to a team crew leader.
  • Adhere to all safety requirements including PPE, preventing, and reporting unsafe acts and conditions and Process Safety Management.
  • Adhere to Poultry Care Requirements.

Minimum Education

High School or equivalent not required but beneficial.

Experience Requirements

None

 

Experience Preferred

Experience in poultry processing/manufacturing environment preferred.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

When in a plant environment:

  • Exposure primarily consists variable temperatures and ambient dampness exposure.
  • Chemical exposure to carbon fuel fumes and <5 PPM of Ammonia vapors.
  • May be exposed to dust, feathers and all chemicals used in poultry, food, processing facility.
  • Cotton gloves required to be worn as personal protection equipment and device.
  • Requires 2 to 4 hours of constant sitting.
  • Requires 2 to 4 hours of lifting with 4 to 6 repetitions per minute.
  • Work may include lifting (up to 60 lbs), reaching, bending, pushing boxes on conveyor assembly.

     

 

 

Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

 

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