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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

3

Job Duties:

We are a pheasant hatchery where our season runs from March until December. In March, we increase our breading hens from 2,000 to 18,500 hens. This is the start of our egg production season. We plan to hatch 700,000 chicks this spring. Most chicks are boxed up the day of hatch and shipped as day-olds. We will keep 120,000 of those to raise up to 7 weeks olds and adults for our fall sales and breeding stock. Our breeding stock is outside so we gather eggs in all weather conditions. We clean out chick barns about every day. Washing equipment and rooms daily. Wah eggs several times a day. Repairs to pheasant pens buildings. We fix our own equipment as often as we can. We move 7-week-old birds from the barns to our flight pens. In the fall we ship Adults to the hunt clubs and start the breeding selection. Our pheasant season is from March until December. The last of our birds are shipped out in December. Job duties include: gathering eggs, wash eggs, count and separate chicks to ship, cleaning manure out of barns, pressure wash buildings and equipment, carry feed, water birds, pickup dead birds daily, repair pheasant pens, rototill pens and plant cover for birds, repair and maintain equipment, maintain and clean farmstead, move chicks to flight pens, repair and maintain mechanical equipment, build new pheasant structures, and load and ship adult birds in the fall. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.

Job Classification:

45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

Job requires extensive walking, repetitive movements, frequent stooping and exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Job requires a regular drivers license and 1 month farm experience.

Number of Hours Per Week:

55

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Krug's Northwood Gamebirds, Inc.

Location:

Medford, WI 54451

Worksite

Address:

W11216 Rahmel Ln, Medford, WI 54451

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23351-572273

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

1/3/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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