Cobb - Egg Facility

Tyson•Deer Lodge, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Fast paced, physical position in which a Team Member will pick up, deliver and inspect eggs to determine quality and fitness for incubation; cleans/sanitizes and stores eggs under controlled conditions in egg facility. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Must have at least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no additional job gaps in employment greater than 6 months in the past 36 months.
If applicant has been laid off or providing child or elder care, the employment gap will be increased to 18 months.
Previous work history will not apply to applicants who have been full time students consecutively for the last 36 months.
Rehire criteria is a minimum waiting period of 180 days.
Rehire Rule of no more than 3 times worked at Cobb/Tyson Foods.
Must have valid driver’s license.
Must use safe lifting techniques.
Must regularly lift and/or move, up to 40 pounds repetitively up to 100 times per day items such as tray of eggs, etc ; tools, such as wheeled buggy, may be to occasionally lift and/or move up to 500 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 and controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; stoop/bend up to 1000 times per day; talk or hear; drive a vehicle within the farm complex ; enter and exit vehicle up to 100 times daily.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and also work in hot, dry, dusty, wet, icy, snowy and cold environments.
TM 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.
TM is expected to identify, address and mitigate safety related risks.
The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.
Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview.

Nice To Haves

Previous agricultural or production experience will be considered preferred.

Responsibilities

Pick up and deliverers eggs from chicken houses to egg facility (20%)
Observes eggs moving on conveyor through sanitizer; observes shell color/texture and external characteristics such as streaks, shadings, discolorations, cracks (10%)
Place hatching eggs in buggies and boxes and properly label both for internal/external orders (30%)
Properly performs egg inventory practices and records daily inventory transactions into excel spreadsheet (10%)
Performs the following sanitation activities: operate and clean egg sanitizer; remove waste (egg shells, feathers, feces, etc); clean and sanitize egg room, connecting areas, crates and flats, and vehicles (20%)
Places broken, dirty or other substandard eggs in container for disposal
Monitors, controls, and records proper egg room temperatures, humidity controls and perform simple math as part of computing chemical concentration of egg sanitizer
Properly euthanize weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy (10%)
The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering, changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility.
Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid contact with any avian species (chickens, ducks, birds, etc.).
Must be willing to sign and abide by the Company Biosecurity and Company Animal Welfare Guidelines.