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Concord-Hatchery Operator

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Concord, NC

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Animal Care, Applicant Tracking System, Communication Skills, Data Quality, Detail Oriented, English Language, Food and Beverage Industry, Health Maintenance, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Lift/Move 100 Pounds, Multilingual, Multitasking, Physical Demands, Record Keeping, Sanitation, Spanish Language, Team Player, Vaccination, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Concord, NC
POSTED
8 days ago
                                                      Hatchery Operator

At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.
Join our Pilgrim’s Hatchery Team in Concord, NC and help ensure the healthy start of our poultry flock! In this hands-on role, you’ll be responsible for tasks such as handling eggs, monitoring incubation, assisting with chick hatching, and performing quality checks to maintain the highest animal care and biosecurity standards. You’ll operate specialized equipment, keep work areas clean, and follow strict safety and sanitation protocols. This is a fast-paced environment where precision and teamwork are essential. If you’re reliable, detail-oriented, and eager to learn, this is your chance to grow with a company dedicated to excellence and animal welfare!
Responsibilities:
•    Handle and set eggs in incubators according to established procedures.
•    Monitor incubation conditions (temperature, humidity, ventilation) to ensure optimal hatching results.
•    Assist with chick hatching and transfer, ensuring proper care and handling.
•    Perform quality checks on eggs and chicks to maintain health and biosecurity standards.
•    Clean and sanitize equipment and work areas to meet strict safety and sanitation guidelines.
•    Follow all biosecurity and animal welfare protocols to protect flock health and product integrity.
•    Record and maintain accurate data on egg counts, hatch rates, and chick quality for reporting purposes.
•    Assist with chick vaccination and preparation for transport, ensuring proper handling and care.
•    Other duties as assigned.
 
What You’ll Need:
•    Education: High School Diploma/GED preferred.
•    Experience: Poultry or food industry experience is a plus.
•    Skills: Ability to multitask and work quickly, have good communication skills both written and orally, ability to comprehend simple instructions and apply common sense, and must be a team player.
•    Physical requirements: Work in high-temperature environments (100+°F), tolerate odors, and handle repetitive lifting/pushing of 100 lbs or more with continuous physical activity. Candidate must be able to push/pull 450 lb. buggies (on wheels) of chicks and eggs.
•    Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
•    Must not raise any poultry or birds.
 
                                                EOE, including disability/vets 
 
Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral. 
 

About the Company

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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Manufacturing - Other
FOUNDED
2009

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