Chaplain - Vernon Plant

Tyson Foods•Vernon, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Tyson Chaplains provide compassionate spiritual care that explores Team Members’ diverse beliefs, honors their experiences, and empowers them with meaningful resources for their personal lives and careers. The Chaplain maintains a consistent presence throughout assigned facilities, providing spiritual and emotional guidance to Team Members and their immediate families while respecting their individual beliefs, values, and experiences. The role includes counseling people experiencing distress or bereavement, responding to critical incidents, making hospital and home visits, and providing chaplaincy support at memorials and funerals. The Chaplain collaborates with HR leadership and the chaplain services team, develops community referral resources, and keeps accurate records and reports. This position is based at the Vernon Plant, is on first shift, and may require travel of up to 5% (typically 1–2 weeks annually). Relocation assistance is eligible.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree minimum; the degree must be documented by an official record from a CHEA-accredited institution or international equivalent and be in a field relevant to chaplaincy, such as an applicable theological or human science degree.
Four units of clinical pastoral education, or willingness to complete four units within two years of employment.
Proficiency in English, including speaking, reading, and writing.
Basic computer and video-conferencing skills, including use of MS Office programs.
Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and via video conference.
Willingness and ability to meet the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, including safely walking production and non-production floors multiple times daily, climbing stairs, navigating tight spaces, and managing uneven, wet, or slippery surfaces.
Ability to work long shifts and respond to crises, including functioning in hot and cold environments with extensive walking and standing.
Reliable transportation and ability to travel independently to plant facilities and other locations requesting chaplaincy support, such as hospitals, hospices, and funeral homes.
Responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, following company policies, validating outputs, and applying professional judgment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Three or more years of chaplain experience in a culturally diverse and faith-inclusive context.
Clergy endorsement.
Chaplain board certification.
Bilingual skills.
Basic case management and mental health assessment skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain a consistent physical presence and provide compassionate care throughout assigned facilities while adhering to and modeling applicable safety protocols.
Spend at least 40% of the workday engaging with Team Members across accessible work areas and break locations, including production floors, offices, shipping docks, hatcheries, and feed mills.
Provide spiritual and emotional guidance to Team Members and their immediate families while respecting their beliefs, values, and experiences.
Maintain a judgment-free presence inclusive of all faiths, sexual orientations, and ethnicities.
Counsel distressed and bereaved individuals and families, offering helpful strategies for understanding and healing.
Respond to critical incidents involving traumatized Team Members or their families.
Maintain confidentiality in chaplain conversations except when they reveal risk of injury to self, others, or the business.
Collaborate with HR leadership and the chaplain services team to offer educational and social service opportunities that help stabilize Team Members’ personal lives.
Make hospital and home visits to Team Members and their immediate family members.
Provide an appropriate chaplain presence at memorials and funerals of Team Members.
Cultivate and maintain community partnerships and service-provider referral resources to address Team Members’ needs.
Write articles or provide presentations, as requested by HR or chaplain services leadership, consistent with personal education, experience, and training.
Advise management on religion, morals and ethics, and Team Member morale and pulse.
Maintain moral and ethical conduct that protects the reputational integrity of the company and chaplaincy program.
Keep accurate records of contacts and prepare required reports to help leadership identify and assess thematic risks.