Animal Care Specialist - I

Company Description

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

Job Description

• Feed all birds in the houses, both in the grower area and brooder area

• Check all cages for mortality and operation of watering nipples

• Sweep the work areas, run litter belts when needed, and clean drop pans every other day

• Help with movement of birds, from hatchers to brooder cages, from brooder cages to grower cages, and from grower cages out to other destinations

• Check and turn eggs in the egg building, record temperatures and humidity and be sure they are in range.

• Check the high and low temperatures in the brooder room, and grower room and record

• Keep up with paperwork on incubator machines, activities in grower and brooder room

• Check on the incubator and hatching machines and wash and disinfect when needed

• Candle and transfer eggs from the incubators to hatching machines when needed

• Change out boot dips when needed

• Arm and disarm security systems when needed

• Report any problems to supervisors

• Follow showering and bio-security practices to prevent contaminations in the houses

• Help with power washing and disinfecting hatching trays, incubator flats, and brooder cages

• Help with movement of feed and supplies on the farm

Hours:

• Monday and Tuesday- 3:00 am until done

• All other days- 5:00 am until done

Qualifications

Hours:

• Monday and Tuesday- 3:00 am until done

• All other days- 5:00 am until done

Additional Information

Best Regards,

Sneha Shrivastava

973-967-3348