Manual Load Heavy Lifter

Job Details 

Job Title: Manual Heavy Lifter 

Role Overview / Purpose and Scope 

This role works in a production area processing poultry products and supports the movement, handling, and processing of product across assigned departments. The position may require working with live poultry, raw products, and/or cooked products in a fast-paced poultry production environment. 

Typical assignments may include live hang, evisceration, debone, cut up, marinating, stack off, Polybag, Retail, Warehouse, and other production support areas. This role is impactful because it helps maintain safe, efficient product flow and provides support where needed to meet daily production needs. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Lift up to 50–60 pounds repeatedly. 

• Work throughout various departments to assist where needed. 

• Adhere to all safety requirements, including use of required personal protective equipment. 

• Prevent and report unsafe acts and conditions. 

• Follow Lockout-Tagout procedures and Process Safety Management related requirements. 

• Maintain a clean and safe working environment. 

• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Benefits: Farmer Focus offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support team members’ health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Available offerings may include weekly payroll, paid time off and sick leave, semi-subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision plan options, a 401(k) plan with company match, HSA and FSA, education reimbursement opportunities, employee assistance programs (EAP), and internal learning, development, and career growth programs. 

All benefits, programs, and offerings are subject to eligibility requirements, plan terms, and company policies, and may be changed, amended, or discontinued by Farmer Focus at any time. 

Qualifications 

• Ability to learn and perform all general labor duties. 

• Must be at least 18 years of age. 

• Related experience preferred but not required. 

• Able to pass SVO pre-employment/post-offer checks. 

• Must have eligibility to work in the United States. 

• Ability to work all assigned shifts, including overtime and some weekends. 

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation. 

New team members must be able to pass a drug and alcohol screening post-offer and prior to the start of their employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of their third day of work.  

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements 

Work is conducted primarily in a poultry production environment and may include exposure to live poultry, raw products, cooked products, wet and moist floors, metal and plastic grating surfaces, dust, chemicals, and production noise. Team members may be exposed to temperatures ranging from 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, including ambient and 100% humidity conditions, and may handle product ranging from 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Noise exposure may range from 50 dB to 110 dB. 

This role requires a variety of physical labor, including climbing ladders, bending, kneeling, reaching, standing for long periods of time, walking, lifting and carrying boxes, tools, equipment, and materials. Team members must be able to lift up to 50–60 pounds repeatedly and work safely in assigned production areas while using required PPE. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

This position does not have an application deadline. Farmer Focus will recruit until the role is filled. 

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