Cobb - Sweetwater Poultry Farm Worker Labor PR02

Tyson Foods•Rose, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Cobb Family and Grow With Us! At Cobb, we’re passionate about helping our team members thrive—both professionally and personally. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family in every stage of life. The best part- you’re eligible for benefits on day 1 of full time hire! Starting Pay: $18.00 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends. Position Summary: House clean out and wash down. Break down and set up house equipment. Preparation prior to placement of birds, general care of farm grounds (mow, brush hog, weed eat). Assist with live haul, attends to and cares for day old chicks to 10-week old broiler chickens. Vaccinations, blood pull. Responsible for vegetation and pesticide control on farm.

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.
The jobsite is a bio-secure environment which requires showering, changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility.
Appropriate clothing and footwear is provided by the Company.
No jewelry may be worn on the jobsite except for medical ID jewelry and body piercings covered by appropriate clothing.
Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid any avian species (chickens, ducks, birds, etc.).
Must be willing to sign and abide by the Company Biosecurity and Company Animal Welfare Guidelines.
Must regularly lift and/or move, up to 30 pounds to move items such as partitions, nests, tools, etc.
May be required to occasionally lift up to 80 pounds.
May be required to occasionally push or pull up to 500 pounds such as skids of supplies, shavings, slats, etc.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk majority of shift on multiple surfaces; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects and controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; talk or hear; stoop/bend up to 1000 times per day; drive a vehicle within the farm complex.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus
Requires use of hand tools such as wire cutters, pliers, wrenches, broom, squeegee, shovel, counter, vaccination gun, stick needle, eye drop bottle, animal tag pliers; power tools such as cordless drill, gas powered back-pack blower; equipment such as dump truck, skid-steer, tractor, trailer with gas-powered sprayer, pallet jack, lawn mower and weed-eater, catch-frames, scales, tables, scanners, extension cords, coops; safe operation of vehicle to and from work area.
Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces; also work in hot, dry, extreme dusty, dark, wet, icy, snowy and cold environments.
Safety glasses, Safety goggles, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof aprons, and company issued footwear are required.
Ear plugs and safety glasses will be used as required.
NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators will be worn as needed.
A respirator is required for formaldehyde application.
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.
Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview.

Nice To Haves

Previous agricultural or production experience

Responsibilities

Assist with cleaning and disinfecting poultry houses and all equipment (including vehicles/tractors) utilizing commercial pressure washer on wet/slick floor
Operates equipment to remove litter and slats with Bobcat loader and tractor (45%)
Move birds as required to laying houses, live-haul birds and assist with weigh days and selections. (20 %)
Vaccinations and blood pulls as scheduled. Ensures all HCO swabs are taken and labeled correctly. (15%)
Mow/weed-eat/ brush-hog grounds. Set up of poultry houses including shavings, and spraying of pesticides and herbicides (20 %)
Feeds and waters birds according to schedules. Monitors temperature, lights, humidity and adjusts as instructed. Cleans and disinfects waterers and pens and performs routine housekeeping duties., (30%)
Walks floors daily; examine birds for signs of illness and treats according to instructions; pick up and dispose of mortality, loads mortality into incinerator. (20%)
Places pen partitions according to calculations; segregates birds according to line and age of source. Transfers birds between pens as instructed. Collects cleft pallet and fecal swabs. (20%)
Records information according to instructions such as line, bird weight, medications, feed & water intake, and mortality. Minor repairs on pens and equipment. (10%)
Inspects birds to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly; sanitation of breakroom, boot rooms, equipment, and vehicles; properly euthanize selected or weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy (10%)