Cobb - Three Springs Grow Out House Worker

Cobb-Vantress•Rose, OK

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Attend to and care for birds in grow out houses; inspect birds to determine quality and progress. This role involves weighing feed and water, inspecting water lines, disposing of mortality, and examining birds for signs of illness. The worker will also drive a farm truck to load birds, transfer them to grow out houses, calculate pen sizes, manage floor conditions, and adjust environmental controls. Additional duties include sorting birds by breast size, collecting samples for the corporate lab, and potentially performing maintenance, sanitation, vaccination, isolation, medication administration, and euthanasia of birds.

Requirements

No disciplinary actions within the last 6 months.
Point level <= 6 attendance points.
6 months in current area unless promoting.
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 use safe lifting techniques.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Regularly required to stand majority of shift on multiple floor surfaces (i.e. concrete floor, shavings).
Regularly required to 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.
Specific vision abilities required: close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, extreme dusty, dark, wet, icy, snowy and cold environments.
Low lighting conditions should be expected.
Safety goggles, safety glasses, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, headlamps, and company issued footwear are required.
Ear plugs will be used as required.
NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators will be worn as needed.
Follow all applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO and Personal Protective Equipment.
Identify, address and mitigate safety related risks.

Responsibilities

Weigh correct amounts of feed and water birds according to schedules.
Walk floors daily to inspect water lines, pick up and dispose of mortality, and examine birds for signs of a weak or sick bird.
Drive farm truck to feed conversion houses to load birds ready for grow houses.
Transfer birds to grow out house via 4’ x 5’ door from outside Team Member to inside Team Member and place in appropriate pens.
Calculate pen size based on bird numbers to be received and adjust to provide adequate feeder, water, and space for birds.
Place pen partitions according to calculations.
Manage floor by turning/adding shavings.
Adjust controls to regulate temperature and humidity of the poultry house per instruction.
Sort birds by breast size (fleshing).
Collect weekly samples for corporate lab of cleft pallet swabs, feed, and shavings samples.
Inspect birds to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly.
Maintenance and sanitation of breakroom, boot rooms, equipment, and vehicles.
Vaccinate and isolate birds to affect disease control program.
Administer medications to birds as needed, such as vitamins, etc.
Properly euthanize weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy.