Cobb - Farm Worker Temp

Tyson•Deer Lodge, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Cobb is hiring for several temporary farm worker positions. The company is passionate about helping team members thrive professionally and personally, offering a comprehensive benefits package. Starting pay is $17.00 per hour plus shift differentials for evenings, nights, and weekends. Benefits are eligible on day 1 of full-time hire. The company also offers incentives such as Cobb Rewards, New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses, Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays, Overtime Eligibility, and Earned Time Off. Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview. Previous agricultural or production experience is preferred.

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 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 25 pounds and will occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds at times or push/pull wheeled skids of supplies up to 1000 pounds.
Regularly required to stand for the majority of the shift on a concrete floor; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear; and drive a vehicle within the farm complex.
Specific vision abilities required 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 in hot, dry, dusty, wet and cold environments.
Must maintain a high level of situational awareness while working around equipment and livestock.
Must be willing to use chemicals such as vitamin supplements, animal dye, and miscellaneous disinfectants.
Expected to follow all applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment.
Expected to identify, address, and mitigate safety-related risks.
Must use safe lifting techniques.
Must regularly lift and/or move, up to 50 pounds items such as bags of shavings, feed buckets, bags of mortality, etc.
Tools, such as a pallet jack, may be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 2000 pounds such as shavings, etc.
Regularly required to stand majority of shift on multiple floor surfaces (i.e., concrete floor, shavings); walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects and controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; stoop/bend up to 300 times per day; talk or hear; drive a vehicle within the farm complex.
Must have good communication skills to accurately convey opinions and concerns.
Expected to follow all applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment.
Expected to identify, address, and mitigate safety-related risks.
Must use safe lifting techniques.
Regularly required to stand for the majority of the shift on a concrete floor; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; climbing/ladder usage, talk or hear; and drive a vehicle within the farm complex.
Must be willing to use chemicals such as vitamin supplements, animal dye, and miscellaneous disinfectants.
Expected to follow all applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment.
Expected to identify, address, and mitigate safety-related risks.

Nice To Haves

Previous agricultural or production experience.

Responsibilities

Collect eggs from belts, nest boxes, slats, and pen floors, requiring frequent bending and stooping. Pens should be checked for eggs at least 8 times daily.
Observe shell color, texture, and size of eggs, separating and recording accordingly. Mark eggs for line and source identification and pack them in plastic hatchery flats.
Comply with all gathering and marking instructions for special egg export orders.
Record and dispose of substandard eggs as instructed.
Pack identified eggs in plastic hatchery flats and place them in farm egg cases with matching tickets for pickup.
Perform routine housekeeping duties including turning and changing shavings, sweeping, dusting, removing trash, and light maintenance.
Check equipment, partitions, and house infrastructure daily for integrity and functionality. Repair or report any deficiencies.
Perform routine quality assurance procedures to monitor egg quality and sanitation.
Collect weekly feed samples and environmental swabs.
Feed and water birds according to schedules, ensuring feeders and drinkers are accessible and feed is distributed evenly.
Weigh out and distribute feed exactly according to the outlined ration for hens and roosters daily.
Weigh hens and roosters weekly, calculate and record individual and average weights and uniformity. This requires frequent bending and stooping.
Examine birds for signs of illness and treat them according to instructions.
Administer nutrition supplements and medications as instructed.
Record and dispose of dead birds as instructed.
Record information such as egg numbers, bird weight, medications, feed intake, and mortality.
Maintain and assist with housekeeping standards in working areas.
Inspect birds to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly.
Sanitation of storage areas, breakroom, boot rooms, equipment, and vehicles.
Cleaning incinerators.
Moving birds, grounds-keeping, and organizing breeder tags.
Properly euthanize selected or weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy.
Walk floors daily to inspect water lines, pick up and dispose of mortality, and examine birds for signs of illness.
Pull trailer via farm truck to feed conversion houses to load birds ready for grow houses.
Transfer birds from trailer to growout house and place them in appropriate pens.
Perform simple math to calculate pen size based on bird numbers and adjust to provide adequate space.
Place pen partitions according to calculations.
Manage floor by turning/adding shavings and checking ventilation.
Sort birds by breast size (fleshing).
Assist farm crew with killvac.
Collect weekly samples for corporate lab of cleft pallet swabs, feed, and shavings samples.
Vaccinate and isolate birds to affect disease control program.
Administer medications to birds as needed, such as vitamins.
Clean and disinfect waterers, pens, and perform routine housekeeping duties.
Repair pens and equipment (feeders, waterers, lights, fans, etc.).
Record genealogy, bird weight, medications, feed intake, and mortality.