Job Summary
Perform a variety of duties related to the processing of poultry. Including working with live chicken or raw chicken. Tasks include but are not limited to handling and processing chicken products, deboning, cutting, packing, weighing, moving, inspecting, etc. In all positions, other duties by supervision as needed.
Essential Functions:
- Pick uplive birds by hand from the incoming MODs (trays).
- Hang birdbyboth feet on hooks.
- Identifyanddispositionany birds that do not meet standard.
- Although typically assignedtoa single department, production and staffing needs will dictate periodic changes. All applicants must be willing and able to work in other departments and positions as needed and assigned.
- Willing to work in a variety of conditions, hot, cold, wet,and noisy.
- Willing and able to work around industrial equipment, stand for several hours, lift/push/pull up to 40 pounds, repetitive use of the arms, wrists,and hands.
Education and Experience:
- Previous poultry production experience OR previous experience in a food manufacturing environmentpreferred.
Skills Required
- Ability and willingness to handle live birds and raw chicken products
- Ability to work in hot, cold, wet, and noisy conditions
- Ability to work around industrial equipment
- Ability to stand for several hours
- Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 40 pounds
- Ability to perform repetitive arm, wrist, and hand movements
- Willingness and ability to work in other departments and positions as assigned
- Previous poultry production experience
- Previous experience in a food manufacturing environment
What We Do
Join Bell & Evans and become part of a proud, diverse family of 1,800 team members who work together every day to produce the best chicken in the world. Our family-owned business dates back to 1894 as the oldest branded chicken company in America. Since our beginning, Bell & Evans focuses on quality and produces only premium chicken, no commodity, maintaining the highest animal welfare standards in our industry. We are an innovator that believes in transparency, uncompromising quality, service, teamwork, and honest, common-sense practices. 100% of our operations are located in the small, rural town of Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. At Bell & Evans, you can enjoy: • Competitive pay • Full-time schedule • Great health benefits and on-site wellness clinics • Athletic trainers for on-site occupational health • Employee store with discount on Bell & Evans products • State-of-the-art facilities and the latest technology If you are ambitious and take pride in your work, we are the employer for you. As we continue to grow, opportunities for advancement are endless!
