Farm Service Opr GO01, 1st Shift, Snead Grow Out

Tyson Foods•Cullman, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for traveling to Live Production Farms to assist Breeder/Broiler Service Techs and Contract Pullet Crews with the weighing, blood-pulling and sampling, placement, and vaccination process of pullets and chicks in Breeder/Broiler houses while adhering to all Animal Welfare Guidelines and Tyson Foods’ policies and procedures.

Requirements

Must have a valid Alabama Driver License with a good driving record to operate a company vehicle.
Must have a total of six (6) months of machine operator experience.
Must have a total of six (6) months of continuous work experience with one (1) employer within the last twenty-four (24) months.
All applicants must complete the final task that is separate from the application.
Must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Assist Breeder/Broiler Service Techs and Contract Pullet Crews with weighing, blood-pulling and sampling, placement, and vaccination of pullets and chicks.
Adhere to all Animal Welfare Guidelines and Tyson Foods’ policies and procedures.
Set up a pen weighing less than 50 lbs. and carefully move birds to be weighed into the pen following a predetermined schedule.
Bend and pick up birds and position them on an electronic scale to weigh all birds.
Use basic reading and writing skills to accurately record weights and uniformity numbers of birds.
Pull blood samples for up to 30 birds per house throughout the life of each flock following a set schedule.
Use basic writing skills to clearly label blood samples and blood serum vials to ship to the laboratory for required testing.
Assist in the placement of chicks into pullet houses by loading chick boxes on flatbed trailers and carefully placing chicks into house environment.
Assess quality of chicks.
Use basic math skills to count birds in sample boxes and determine the amount of vaccine, medication, and other supplies needed.
Assist in the setup of pullet house for vaccination or move by transporting coolers, netting, pens or other items weighing less than 50 lbs. into pullet houses.
Spray vaccination on newly placed chicks using a backpack pump-up sprayer.
Assist contract pullet crew in the vaccination or moving of pullets which requires driving and pulling a trailer containing supplies and other equipment used to vaccinate and move pullets that must be delivered to farms.
Make basic repairs to maintain vaccinating and scaling equipment.
Work with minimal supervision.
Work in extreme weather conditions and in non-toxic dusty areas.
Work in areas with unpleasant odors, blood, fat, bones, chick down, and other live production conditions.
Wear appropriate PPE: Biosecurity suit (disposable coveralls, hairnet, impervious rubber gloves, and disposable shoe covers), safety vest, safety goggles, slip-resistant shoes, and voluntary dust mask.
Read and follow all written Animal Welfare Guidelines, Biosecurity Guidelines, and Environmental Guidelines regarding the proper procedures used in handling birds, blood samples, and blood serum when performing all job duties.
Perform other job duties as assigned.