Steve Whetzel started his 36-year career working for the company on July 6, 1989, which was then named WLR Foods, Inc. His first job with the company was at the Broadway hatchery, and then he transferred to the lab and worked there for several years. In 2018, he transferred to the Moorefield facility and worked as a Broiler Service Technician. In 2023, he worked as a Breeder Tech based at the Broadway facility and after a year, he returned to Moorefield Broilers, where he currently works.
I asked Steve how much has changed since he started working for the company, and he said there have been so many changes. There is much more technology now, a lot of things are computerized and the company policies are different. He remembers using handcart dollies moving chicks at the Hatchery and machines now move them. The amount of birds processed have increased tremendously, which affects the entire complex. Steve appreciates having worked in different areas of the complex and said doing this has given him the ability to see and understand the entire process overall.
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