Live Receiving- Liberty 1st Shift

  • Shenandoah Valley Organic, LLC
  • Harrisonburg, VA
  • 12mo ago
  • Full-Time
  • On-site

Who We Are and What We Do

Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals.  Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

Who We Are and What We Do

Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals.  Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

Who We Are and What We Do

Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms. We do this by empowering farmers with the responsibility farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership. We are committed to consistently producing humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our values of Community, Accountability, Responsibility, Excellence, and Stewardship.

 

Essential Duties:

  • Pull crates from the rollers.
  • Cages should be moved in a manner that does not injure the birds.
  • Lift birds by feet.
  • Take out birds and place them on the line to be hung.
  • Hang live birds onto the shackle line without causing injury to the birds.
  • Watch for birds hanged by one leg.
  • Ensure that birds at stunned by 99% effectively.
  • All birds MUST be dead before entering the scalder.
  • Adhere to all safety requirements including PPE.
  • Demonstrate excellent attendance and punctuality.
  • Work various stations along the Live Hang Department working with live birds.

Physical Demands:

  • Lifting up to 60 lbs.
  • Willing and able to work in wet, extreme cold, and hot conditions.
  • Willing and able to work around dust, feathers, and animals.
  • Stand for eight hours or more if required.
  • Bend, push, and pull objects.
  • Use of knives and/or scissors.


Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.