Cobb - 2nd Shift Sanitation

Tyson Foods•Wadesboro, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for cleaning and sanitizing the chick room and its equipment, monitoring and recording temperatures in hatchers and setters, following the fogging schedule, and washing and padding empty chick boxes. The role also involves preparing offal and the offal room, readying eggs for traying, removing buggies, maintaining foot pans and hand sanitizers, and keeping the work area clean and organized. Other duties may be assigned at any time. The position is at the Wadesboro Hatchery in Wadesboro, North Carolina, and reports to the Hatchery Supervisor. The schedule is Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, starting at 3:30 p.m. and continuing until the job is complete, including holidays. Positions typically average 40 hours per week, but schedules may change according to production needs. The starting wage is $17.45 per hour, plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights, and weekends. The jobsite is a biosecure environment. Employees must shower and change clothing and footwear before entering; appropriate clothing and footwear are provided. Employees must avoid avian species and sign and follow the company’s biosecurity and animal welfare guidelines. A Security Threat Assessment is required. Work includes exposure to wet and slippery surfaces, as well as hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments. Required protective equipment when handling chemicals includes safety glasses, safety goggles, a face shield, chemical gloves, a waterproof apron, and rubber boots; ear plugs or earmuffs are used as needed. Chemicals used at the facility include formaldehyde, disinfectant, lubricants, and virocid. Employees are expected to follow applicable safety policies and procedures and identify, address, and mitigate safety risks. The role requires the ability to perform the physical demands of the job with or without reasonable accommodation, including standing for most of the shift, lifting and moving 50 pounds, pushing or pulling 500–1,500 pounds on wheels, and overhead lifting. Other physical activities include walking, sitting, handling objects and controls, reaching, balancing, stooping, bending, talking, and hearing. Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.

Requirements

Must have at least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no additional employment gaps greater than six months in the past 36 months, subject to the stated exceptions for layoffs and child or elder care; the posting also states exceptions for school and birth of a child.
Must be available for an in-person interview and reside in the United States.
Must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation, including lifting and moving 50 pounds, pushing or pulling 500–1,500 pounds with wheels, and overhead lifting.
Must be willing to shower and change clothing and footwear before entering the biosecure facility.
Must be willing to avoid avian species and sign and abide by company biosecurity and animal welfare guidelines.
Must agree to submit to a Security Threat Assessment.
Must follow applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Lockout/Tagout, and Personal Protective Equipment requirements.
Must be able to work on wet and slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments.

Nice To Haves

Previous agricultural or production experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Clean and sanitize chick room equipment using high-pressure and regular water hoses; prepare offal and the offal room.
Monitor and record temperatures in hatchers and setters.
Follow the fogging schedule.
Wash and pad empty chick boxes.
Ready eggs for traying and remove buggies.
Stack and move chick boxes; maintain foot pans and hand sanitizers; keep the work area clean and organized.
Perform other duties, responsibilities, or activities as assigned.
Submit to a Security Threat Assessment.