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: $17.00 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends. Attend to and care for birds in grow out houses; inspect birds to determine quality and progress by performing the below duties.

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 are 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 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.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is 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.
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job 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 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.
  • Team member 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.
  • Team member 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 will be considered preferred.

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 (25%)
  • 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 (25%)
  • 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. (15%)
  • Sort birds by breast size (fleshing); collect weekly samples for corporate lab of cleft pallet swabs, feed, and shavings samples (25%)
  • Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, such as: 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 (10%)

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Free Telehealth Services
  • Free Mental Health Services
  • Well-Being Support Programs
  • 401K & Stock Options
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Free Education starting your first day on 175 -degree programs
  • Citizenship Assistance
  • Discounts on thousands of programs and services through Beneplace
  • Cobb Rewards
  • New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses
  • Paid Vacations
  • Paid Holidays
  • Overtime Eligibility
  • Earned Time Off
  • paid time off
  • 401(k) plans
  • affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
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