Broiler Weigher

Position at Pilgrim's



SUMMARY:


Absence of any related duties or functions in this document does not imply that

incumbent may be exempt from assignments required to support production. The

primary responsibility of this position is to weigh birds, electronically post those weights, and take blood and fat samples from live birds .

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned

as production demands may require:

_ Weigh birds in broiler houses then estimate and place weights on kill schedule and email to all parties involved.

_ Take blood and fat samples from live and euthanized birds and prepare them for shipment daily.

_Performs other related duties as assigned to support production demands as may

be specified by customer or client.

_ Must have reliable transportation independent of others to and from company facilities.

NON-

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:




QUALIFICATIONS:


To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to physically perform each

essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the

knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION &

EXPERIENCE:


High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Experience with emails, excel documents, acess documents and common computer skills are required.



LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:


Drivers License (light duty vehicles)

MVR records will be examined for violations yearly.

TRAINING REQUIREMENT/

METHODS:


All employees are required to attend employee and safety orientation prior to performing

the above duties. Once employee completes this training they will be assigned to a

Supervisor who will further orient the employee to the workplace, introduce him/her to

employees and other supervision, demonstrate work assignment and explain ingress

and egress procedures to and from work station. A training buddy may be assigned to

new employees for a period to assist in further training and indoctrination.



TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES:


Those responsible for training and indoctrination may include: personnel representative,

safety director, supervisor, and current hourly workers as assigned.



METHOD OF TRACKING EMPLOYEE PROGRESS:


The supervisor is accountable for tracking employee progress and performance.

EXIT TRAINING FOR MEASURING TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS

A specific probationary period is assigned to all employees hired to evaluate the

employee effectiveness and performance. At the end of this period the supervisor will

evaluate the job performance of each new employee utilizing current forms and

procedures in effect at that time. The employee will be rated and evaluated on essential

work duties listed above as well as attendance, tardiness, interaction with co-workers

and management, attitudes and work actions. Unacceptable performance of duties,

disciplinary actions will be documented on corrective action reports and appropriate

personnel records. Absent any negative actions, the employee may be eligible for a

wage increase according to wage and salary policies in effect at that time.



PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions:
Pushing.

_ Pulling.

_ Walking on uneven terrain.

_ Lifting repetitively.

_ Carrying equipment necessary for the job.

_ Must be self starting and able to reason through day-to-day duties and changes to schedule if needed.

_ Deal with changing weather conditions and perform daily duties regardless of normal weather conditions.

_ Deal with being outdoors.

_ Deal with wet / dusty / hot and cool temps / foul odors / that will be associated with broiler houses.



WORK ENVIRONMENT:


The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an

employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions.

Outside exposure to weather conditions, wet, hot / cool, dust and odors.

Operate a light duty truck on and off road in changing weather conditions and during periods of night and day.

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (List any and all personal safety or health protection equipment and gear

required by either regulatory or sanitary procedures)

_ Bio-security equipment: plastic boots, coveralls, hairnets

_ Understand use of Dust mask, protective gloves, safety glasses, flashlight, first aid kit, fire extinguisher training.

_ Required to have flu-shots, hepatitis B vaccine, tetanus vaccine. These will be supplied by Pilgrim's.



SAFETY FACTORS TO BE AWARE OF:


_ Be aware of surroundings at all times and use extreme caution when.

Driving, walking, carrying equipment, moving about in unfamiliar areas of broiler houses and farms.

_ Be alert to commercial trucks operating around farms.

_ Be alert to farm equipment operating around farms.

_ Be always alert or weather changes and low and bright light conditions.

_Must be able to think and react quickly.

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