Cage-Free Hen Caretaker / General Labor

Villa Rose LLC, Waialua Egg Farm,

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Cage-Free Hen Caretaker / General Labor

JOB DESCRIPTION / INSTRUCTIONS

Villa Rose LLC dba Waialua Egg Farm is committed to producing high-quality eggs and leading the way in animal stewardship. We recognize the importance of having hardworking, passionate, and professional employees who take pride in their work. That is why we strive to provide competitive wages and benefits to our employees, and why we invest heavily in their professional development and training. We believe that by taking care of our employees and investing in their development, we can ensure that we continue to meet our high standards for quality and animal welfare for years to come.

DEPARTMENT: PRODUCTION / LAYER HOUSES

Position: Hen Caretaker / General Labor

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Hen Caretaker / General Labor person’s primary duties are to care for cage free flocks. This position is a support role for several aspects within the layer houses while providing care for the hens, and other related duties as assigned by management. Hens require care 7 days a week care, thus scheduled work on weekends and holidays are required. In regards to bio-security, employees place of residence may not own or house any pet birds, chickens, and or any type of poultry livestock at their place of residence (this does not include wild birds).

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Providing care for the hens while ensuring proper water and feed levels at all times while attending to water leaks.

· Ensure proper ventilation and temperatures, taking appropriate action and or reporting when needed.

· Perform duties such as walking, gathering, manual lifting, sorting, reaching, lifting, etc. providing extreme care while carrying out duties

· Report defective equipment, questionable conditions, egg quality issues and bird health to the department supervisor

· Maintain the work area and structures in a clean and orderly condition

· Perform related duties as required by supervisory staff

· Perform tasks while adhering to local, state, federal and company safety policies and protocols

· Safely operate authorized equipment and tasks*

· Participate in general maintenance*of equipment

· Perform vaccinations*

*Minors are exempt from this and any other duty considered to be hazardous in regards to age specific employment of minors.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

· May be required to stand for long periods of time

· May involve some repetitive motions

· Must be able to frequently lift 25 lbs. and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.

· May also engage in frequent walking, standing bending, stooping, squatting, pushing and pulling throughout the work shift.

· Due to the open agricultural type environment of the layer houses, must be able to work in various weather and temperature conditions to include extreme heat, humidity and cold*

*Minors are exempt from performing any duty considered to be hazardous in regards to age specific employment of minors.

REQUIREMENTS:

· Understand and follow basic verbal and written instructions

· Effectively communicate information and respond to questions from various levels within the organization

· Perform basic visual quality inspections on products

· Must be able to comply with all local, state, federal, and company policies.

· Ability to comply with the strictest of food safety standards and must report any concerns

· Ability to comply with the strictest standards for animal welfare and to report incidents of abuse, neglect, and or breach of bio-security in order to preserve the health and welfare of our birds.

ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITMENT:

· Villa Rose LLC / Waialua Egg Farm, is fully committed to providing our animals with a safe and healthy environment, free from abuse and treated humanely in all aspects.

· All team members are obligated by moral duty, Villa Rose LLC dba Waialua Egg Farm, requirement (refer to Animal Abuse Policy Villa Rose LLC dba Waialua Egg Farm, and legal obligation to uphold the strictest animal welfare structured environment and are obligated to report any incidents of abuse, neglect or breach of bio-security for the health and welfare of our animals.

NON-SMOKING WORKPLACE:

· No smoking allowed in workplace or inside any company structure.

FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY:

· Must follow all standards of personal hygiene practices.

· Responsible for reporting foodborne illness symptoms and diagnoses to the Site Manager, Manager, QA Supervisor or Shift Supervisor. Employees are responsible for following all food safety practices, reporting and setting an example to others.

o Reportable Symptoms:

o Vomiting, Diarrhea, Jaundice (yellow skin or eyes), Sore throat with fever

o Infected cuts and burns with pus on hands and wrists

This job description is not an employment contract. Villa Rose LLC dba Waialua Egg Farm, is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $18.01 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to work in barns with live chickens?
• Have you worked at Villa Rose before?
• In regards to bio-security, do you have any poultry, pet birds or chickens at your place of residence (not including wild poultry)?
• Are you committed to working every weekend - Saturday and Sunday if the job requires it?

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person