Cobb - Sweetwater Brooding House Worker

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Rose, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for the cleaning, maintenance, and preparation of poultry houses prior to bird placement. The role involves general farm ground care, assisting with live haul operations, and providing care for broiler chickens from day-old to 10 weeks old. Responsibilities include vaccinations, blood pulls, and vegetation/pesticide control. The job requires adherence to strict biosecurity, animal welfare, and safety protocols, including showering and changing clothing upon entering the facility. The work environment can involve wet, slippery, hot, dusty, dark, and cold conditions.

Requirements

No disciplinary actions within the last 6 months.
Must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must use safe lifting techniques.
Must regularly lift and/or move, up to 30 pounds to move items such as partitions, nests, tools, etc.
May be required to occasionally lift up to 80 pounds.
May be required to occasionally push or pull up to 500 pounds such as skids of supplies, shavings, slats, etc.
Regularly required to stand and walk majority of shift on multiple surfaces.
Must be able to use hands to handle or feel objects and controls.
Must be able to reach with hands and arms.
Must be able to balance.
Must be able to climb and use ladders.
Must be able to talk or hear.
Must be able to stoop/bend up to 1000 times per day.
Must be able to drive a vehicle within the farm complex.
Specific vision abilities required: close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
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.
Follow all applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO and Personal Protective Equipment.
Identify, address and mitigate safety related risks.

Nice To Haves

Class 2 Management Level

Responsibilities

Assist with cleaning and disinfecting poultry houses and all equipment (including vehicles/tractors) utilizing commercial pressure washer on wet/slick floor.
Operates equipment to remove litter and slats with Bobcat loader and tractor.
Move birds as required to laying houses, live-haul birds and assist with weigh days and selections.
Perform vaccinations and blood pulls as scheduled. Ensures all HCO swabs are taken and labeled correctly.
Mow/weed-eat/ brush-hog grounds.
Set up of poultry houses including shavings, and spraying of pesticides and herbicides.
Feeds and waters birds according to schedules. Monitors temperature, lights, humidity and adjusts as instructed.
Cleans and disinfects waterers and pens and performs routine housekeeping duties.
Walks floors daily; examine birds for signs of illness and treats according to instructions; pick up and dispose of mortality, loads mortality into incinerator.
Places pen partitions according to calculations; segregates birds according to line and age of source.
Transfers birds between pens as instructed.
Collects cleft pallet and fecal swabs.
Records information such as line, bird weight, medications, feed & water intake, and mortality.
Performs minor repairs on pens and equipment.
Inspects birds to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly.
Sanitation of breakroom, boot rooms, equipment, and vehicles.
Properly euthanize selected or weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy.