Farm Workers/Laborers
Employer: Murray McMurray Hatchery, Inc.
Location: Webster, IA
Workers needed: 5
Pay: $19.52/hour
Season: Jan 25, 2027 – Oct 28, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Employees will examine chick genitalia to determine their sex, including picking up chicks, squeezing chicks so that feces are extracted, shining light or turning back cloacal opening to view and observe the sex of the chick. Segregate chicks according to sex. Pick up, sort eggs and clean barn.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and/or other incidentals.
If free and convenient kitchen facilities become unavailable for any reason, the employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20 CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during the period of this employment.
Transport: Employer will either arrange for inbound and outbound transportation via a charter bus service for the worker, or if the worker prefers to arrange their own transportation, Employer will reimburse the worker at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved as well as for the related daily subsistence costs while the worker is traveling. Please see Work Term 1 of 12 for more detailed Inbound/Outbound Transportation arrangements.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Three (3) months of experience as a Chick Sexer required. Must be able to lift a weight of 75 lbs.
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