Quality Assurance Tech Live

Purpose of Position:   To ensure that the hatchery is producing a high quality chick by monitoring the entire hatchery process.  This is too be done by evaluating the egg pack, checking temperatures, monitoring fertility, scrutinizing the sanitation process, and other tasks that pertain to hatchery production.Decision Making Responsibilities:   The Quality Control Rep. is to inform Maintenance, Leads, Supervisor, and the Manager of their findings. They should offer their suggestions and only implement them upon approval by appropriate personnel.Working Relationships:  Internally:      There will be frequent contact with all hatchery employees, Supervisor, Manager, Fryer Production Manager, Company Lab employees, and Breeder operation employees to ensure a quality hatch.Externally:  Some minimal contact with lab equipment vendors or hatchery equipment vendors.Job Duties:Accurately calls and records the hatch residue from each hatcher.Responsible for the plating and plating results of each hatchery’s sanitation program.  Also enters this information into the computer.Does Moisture Loss twice per week.Does Percentage chicks out twice a week.Random chick box counts and eggshell removal.Sets FME and monitors their fertility.Enters all data electronically as requested by supervisor.Mark all trays and machines with appropriate information for later sampling.Weekly animal welfare audits.Candling once per week.Egg pack evaluations 3 times per week.All other duties as requested by supervisor.