Congratulations to February’s Good Egg winner, Carlos Diaz! Carlos works as a Manure Operator at The Chickery and will soon be celebrating his 1-year anniversary at Herbruck’s!
A typical day at Herbruck’s for Carlos includes checking the trailers to see how full they are and performing his daily checks to make sure everything is operating correctly.Throughout the day, Carlos runs the manure belts and contacts other employees to see if he needs to switch out the trailers in the loadouts. He also trains new employees who start in the manure department, is one of the main translators at The Chickery.
To be successful in this position, it is important to be friendly with everyone, recognize that everyone is different and regularly adjust training strategies because everyone learns in their own way. His favorite thing about work is driving trucks and moving trailers around, as well as working with lots of great people!
Outside of work, Carlos enjoys grilling food for his friends and family and spending time with his dog. Later on this year Carlos plans to go to Mexico to visit his sister who he hasn’t seen in 2 years! Thank you, Carlos, for all your hard work and service!
Congratulations to February’s other Good Egg winner, Zach Packer! Zach is a member of the Processing Maintenance team at Green Meadow Organics and has been working at Herbruck’s for 6 years!
A typical day on the job at Herbruck’s for Zach includes ensuring buffers are in place before startup and performing daily preventative maintenance to make sure the egg grader runs properly. These tasks are essential in preventing downtime.
To be successful in this position, it is important to be patient, flexible and have the ability to act fast to make sure problems are solved. Zach enjoys the variety in his work and switching gears from one project to another, because you never know exactly what you will encounter day by day!
Outside of work, he enjoys playing golf in summer and snowboarding in the wintertime. Zach is currently planning a big trip to Europe with his family in 2026! Thank you, Zach, for all your hard work and service!
Congratulations to January’s Good Egg winner, David Marroquin Hernandez! David is a member of the Flock Service team at Green Meadow Organics and has been working at Herbruck’s for 2 years!
A typical day on the job at Herbruck’s for David includes checking feed and water levels, verifying temperatures and checking egg belts to ensure proper egg flow. He also monitors the farm aisles for mortality and cleans his causeway. At the end of each shift, David makes sure that all of his tools and PPE are clean and ready for future use.
To be successful in this position, it is important to pay attention to small details and clearly communicate issues within the house to coworkers. David enjoys thinking of innovative ideas and strategies to improve the house.
Outside of work, he enjoys playing soccer, listening to music and watching Netflix. David just got back from a trip to Mexico in October and hopes to go again in 2025! Thank you, David, for all of your hard work and service!
Congratulations to January’s other Good Egg winner, Gregorio Vazquez! Greg is a member of the outside maintenance team at the Hennery and has been working at Herbruck’s for 18 years!
A typical day on the job at Herbruck’s for Greg includes delivering parts and supplies everywhere they are needed, emptying wheelbarrows and several other tasks throughout the day that support his coworkers. His favorite part about working at Herbruck’s is the satisfaction he gets from providing others with what they need to accomplish their jobs and keeping them motivated throughout the day.
To be successful in this position, it is important to come in every day with a positive attitude and be ready to work hard.
When he is not at work, Greg likes to go swimming and walking. He also enjoys Lake Michigan a lot. He recently spent his Christmas vacation in Texas with his family. Thank you, Greg, for all of your hard work and service!
Congratulations to one of October’s Good Egg winners, Anna Antonino! Anna works in Flock Service at Main Farm Production and has been with Herbruck’s for 1 year!
A “typical” day for Anna starts by having a team meeting with her supervisors and doing stretching exercises before beginning the day of work. Throughout the day, she checks water, feed and most importantly monitors the well-being of our hens during the day. Anna’s favorite part about work is caring for the birds and seeing all the many different eggs we produce at Herbruck’s. In order to succeed in this position, Anna knows that it is important to be a team player, have good attendance and truly understand the value of the work because the bird’s wellbeing is very important.
Outside of work, Anna loves to watch movies, cook food and go to Starbucks. She also enjoys building Lego models! Thank you, Anna, for your hard work and service!
Congratulations to one of September’s Good Egg winners, Ryan Abrahams! Ryan works as a Processing Maintenance Technician at Blue Springs Egg Farm and has been with Herbruck’s for 3 years!
A ‘typical” day for Ryan includes completing his morning checks, making sure the line is running, and drinking lots of coffee! He also does preventative maintenance to ensure the line runs smoothly throughout the day. Ryan likes the variety of tasks involved with his job because completing different tasks every day pushes him outside of his comfort zone.
Success in his role requires flexibility, positivity and being a team player. His role requires helping teammates out a lot. When he’s not working, Ryan enjoys spending time with family, playing basketball and making digital music with his kids. Thank you, Ryan, for your hard work and service!
Congratulations to one of July’s Good Egg winners, Samuel Montero! Samuel is a Rector Road Manure Production lll team member and has been working at Herbruck’s for 8 years!
A “typical” day for Samuel includes taking a shower and grabbing his PPE to start inspecting the coops before running the equipment to make sure everything is all set to go. After completing his coop run, he cleans equipment and feather catchers, removes manure from the manure load out and washes the outside of the barns. Because we are currently not transporting manure, Samuel has been helping to stockpile manure which limits people coming onto the farm and protects our birds. Attention to detail is essential!
Samuel loves learning new things on the job. Outside of work, he enjoys organizing his house and spending time with his wife and grandchildren! Thank you, Samuel, for all of your hard work and service!
Congratulations to one of February’s Good Egg winners, Ray Crippen! Ray works in Maintenance at the Chickery and has been with Herbruck’s for 12 and a half years.
A “typical” day for Ray starts with checking over everything mechanical in each of his barns and making sure that everything is working correctly. Ray enjoys that every day is different and there is always a new task or problem to accomplish. It is satisfying to know that everything he does is to benefit the birds. Ray also loves to watch the baby chicks grow. In order to succeed in this position, it is important to be mechanically inclined and always striving to find better ways to complete tasks.
Outside of work, Ray loves to hunt, fish, play sports, and spend time with his family and friends. Thank you, Ray, for your hard work and service!