Cobb - Egg Truck Helper

Cobb-Vantress•Monticello, KY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Egg Truck Helper assists the egg truck driver on farm routes to pick up eggs and deliver racks, flats, and dividers to poultry houses or other customer locations. The position also assists the chick truck driver with loading and unloading by-product and loading empty chick boxes to return to the hatchery. After returning to the CVI QA Facility, the employee washes and disinfects the truck. The work schedule may change based on production needs. The role operates in a biosecure environment that requires showering and changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility. Company-provided clothing and footwear are required. Employees may not wear jewelry other than medical ID jewelry, and body piercings must be covered by appropriate clothing. Employees must agree to avoid avian species and follow the Company Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines. The position requires physical work, including regularly lifting up to 75 pounds, and working on wet, slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments, with heavy exposure to corn and soy dust. Required personal protective equipment includes safety glasses, safety goggles, a face shield, chemical gloves, a waterproof apron, and rubber boots; earplugs and NIOSH-approved N95 particulate respirators are used as needed. Commonly used chemicals include herbicides, pesticides, and disinfectants. Team members are expected to follow applicable safety policies and procedures and identify, address, and mitigate safety risks.

Requirements

Valid driver's license with a clean safety record.
No disciplinary actions within the last six months.
Attendance point level of six or fewer.
At least six months in the current area, unless promoting; employees who are promoting may have less than six months in the current area.
Willingness and ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Use safe lifting techniques and regularly lift up to 75 pounds.
Willingness to shower and change clothing and footwear before entering the biosecure facility.
Willingness to sign an agreement to avoid avian species and to sign and abide by the Company Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines.
Follow applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Lock out Tag out, and Personal Protective Equipment.

Responsibilities

Assist the egg truck driver with picking up eggs at farms, delivering supplies to farms and customers, and loading and unloading egg and chick trucks.
Shower into uniforms at each collection site and clean and disinfect equipment.
Attend driver safety meetings.
Maintain farm-material and processing-material inventory records.
Take samples to the lab.
Load bad pallets and take them to the landfill.
Assist the chick truck driver with loading and unloading by-product and load empty chick boxes for return to the hatchery.
Wash and disinfect the truck after returning to the CVI QA Facility.
Follow applicable safety policies and procedures and identify, address, and mitigate safety risks.