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Job Details:
Schedule: Monday through Thursday from 4:40 am to 2:40 pm or until complete. Some Friday work may be required based upon trial needs. Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.
At Cobb, we are dedicated to helping our team members thrive both professionally and personally. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family in every aspect of life.
Starting wage $16.50 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends.
Our competitive benefits include:
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance from Day 1 of hire
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Telehealth Services
- Well-Being Support Programs
- 401K & Stock Purchase Plan
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Fully Funded Education
- Discount Program
- Additionally, we offer incentives such as Cobb Rewards, New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses, Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays, Overtime Eligibility, and Earned Time Off.
These are just a few of the benefits and perks we offer. Continue growing with our family & apply today to become part of the Cobb team!
Priority consideration will be provided to internal applicants first. Applicants with previous agricultural or production experience will be considered preferred. Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview.
Company: Cobb
Position Summary:
- This position is responsible for handling birds and equipment for selection process by performing all essential duties in rotation with others. Other duties may be assigned.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and setup for selection process by loading coops and equipment into truck/trailer for transport to brothe oding area and unload at the designated house, setup equipment for selection process per instructions (10%)
- Select birds by performing the following duties: Isolate no more than 200 birds into catch frame for selection as many times as necessary until all birds are selected; catch birds per animal welfare standards; identify gender; verify line by observing wing band color; hold clean wing band under scanner for data entry; place bird in scale cone to obtain weight repeating multiple times until complete; monitor bird groups and “stir” to avoid crowding per animal welfare guidelines; place birds received from selector in designated location such as market pen, breeder candidate coop per gender, full dissect, leg dissect based upon characteristics as instructed by selector. If designated as market remove wing bands and mark head with colored food grade dye prior to placing in area designated for market birds multiple times until complete (60%)
- Load, transport, and unload coops of birds to feed conversion house and/or dissection lab (10%)
- Euthanize off condition birds using the cervical dislocation method based upon animal welfare guidelines (10%)
Other duties, responsibilities, and activities:
- Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. Such as: Move partitions, back trailer, clean and sanitize equipment for movement between areas per biosecurity requirements, operate a high pressure and regular water hose, maintain equipment by checking fluid levels, filters, tire pressure, and clean/disinfect to remove debris, maintains foot pans and hand sanitizer, maintains a clean and organized work area. (10%)
Biosecurity/Animal Welfare Requirements:
- The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering, changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility. Appropriate clothing and footwear are provided by the Company. No jewelry may be worn on the jobsite except for medical ID jewelry and body piercings covered by appropriate clothing. Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid any avian species (chickens, ducks, birds, etc.). Must be willing to sign and abide by the Company Biosecurity and Company Animal Welfare Guidelines.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Physical: Must use safe lifting techniques. Must regularly catch, carry, and control individual birds weighing from 3.5 to 12 pounds, lift and move empty coops weighing up to 16 pounds each, buddy lift and carry coops with birds weighing up to 88 pounds, and pull/push stacks of coops with birds weighing up to 360 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand majority of shift (concrete floor); walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
- Tools and Equipment: Requires use of hand tools such as wire cutters, pliers, wrenches, broom, squeegee, shovel, counter; power tools such as cordless drill; equipment such as catch frames, scales, tables, scanners, extension cords, coops; safe operation of vehicle to and from work area.
- Environment: Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet and cold environments.
- Personal Protective Equipment Required: safety goggles and/or glasses, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, and rubber boots are required. Must wear company provided facial covering. Ear plugs, arm protectors, and NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators may be worn as desired.
- Chemicals Commonly Used: Disinfectants, vehicle fluids, and lubricants.
- Safety: Team member is expected to follow all applicable safety policies and procedures. These include but are not limited to Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO and Personal Protective Equipment. Team member is expected to identify, address and mitigate safety related risks.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
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