What are the responsibilities and job description for the Flock Services Tech - Grupo Movible position at Center Fresh Egg?
Job Title: Flock Services Technician
Location: Center Fresh Farms
Job Type: Full-time
Travel: Frequent travel to various poultry facilities, often necessitating overnight stays.
Job Summary
The Flock Services Technician is responsible for managing and transporting chickens between different housing areas, ensuring their well-being, health, and overall condition. This role is essential to maintaining ethical treatment standards and contributes to the organization's goal of producing safe, high-quality eggs.
Essential Job Functions
- Ensure the fair and ethical treatment of livestock, adhering to USDA, FDA, and other relevant standards.
- Safely transport birds between housing areas, minimizing stress and injury.
- Regularly clean and sanitize feeders, waterers, and housing structures.
- Use power washing to maintain a sanitary environment.
- Administer vaccines to chickens according to schedule.
- Implement protocols for cage-free birds to adapt to their environment.
- Maintain and clean culling carts regularly.
- Perform additional tasks as required.
Required Qualifications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to lift and carry weights up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 75 pounds occasionally.
- Physical stamina for prolonged standing, walking, bending, and handling chickens.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Work Environment
The role involves working in a barn setting with exposure to extreme temperatures, humidity, and weather changes. It requires handling animals, manure, dust, and varying levels of cleanliness. The environment may be noisy and odorous.
About Us
Versova is one of the largest egg producers in the United States, bringing together family-owned farms in Iowa, Ohio, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Colorado. With over six decades of industry experience, our team of more than 2,000 employees is dedicated to exceptional flock care, environmental stewardship, and producing safe, high-quality eggs. More than just a workplace, Versova is a team built on shared values, working together to enrich our communities and uphold the highest ethical standards. As a family of companies and a company of families, we are guided by a strong set of Core Values: Recognition, Initiative, Safety & Security, Service, Community, Respect, Integrity, Ownership, and Excellence. These values drive our commitment to responsible employment, sustainability, and industry innovation. When you join Versova, you become part of something bigger - working together to lead the future of egg production with integrity and excellence.
Benefits
- Regular performance reviews
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- HSA with company match
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- 401K with company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
Posting Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
Disclosure
This job description is not exhaustive, as employees may perform additional related duties as needed. Employment is based on an 'at-will' basis.
