Cobb - Growout House Worker - Bear Hollow Farm

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Pineville, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Growout House Worker is responsible for the daily care of flocks in growing houses and performs essential duties to prepare houses, manage flock feeding and health, maintain the flock environment, and collect growth and development data. The role is based at Bear Hollow Farm in Pineville, Missouri, and is scheduled Monday through Friday from 5:50 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.; the schedule may change based on production needs. The jobsite is biosecure. Employees must shower and change clothing and footwear before entering the facility; the company provides appropriate clothing and footwear. Employees may not wear jewelry except medical ID jewelry and covered body piercings. They must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid contact with avian species and to sign and follow the company’s biosecurity and animal welfare guidelines. The position involves working in dimly lit areas, on wet and slippery surfaces, and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments. Employees must follow safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Lockout/Tagout, and Personal Protective Equipment requirements, and identify and mitigate safety risks. Required protective equipment includes safety goggles and/or glasses, face shields, chemical gloves, waterproof aprons, and rubber boots when handling disinfectants. Company-provided facial coverings are required; ear plugs and NIOSH-approved N95 particulate respirators may be used as needed. Commonly used chemicals include disinfectants, cleaners, lubricants, spray foam, and vehicle fluids. The role requires regularly lifting and carrying feed weighing up to 30 pounds and occasionally lifting and carrying shavings bundles weighing up to 12 pounds. Employees may occasionally need to push or pull wheeled carts weighing 500 to 1,000 pounds. The work regularly involves standing, walking, sitting, handling objects, tools, or controls, reaching, balancing, climbing ladders, bending, and communicating. The successful candidate must be able to perform the physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Must have no disciplinary actions within the last six months.
Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid avian species and to sign and follow the company’s Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines.
Must be able to safely use lifting techniques and meet the stated physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must be able to use hand tools including a pitchfork, broom, hammer, chain breaker, pliers, screwdrivers, come-along, and wire cutters.
Must safely operate a vehicle to and from the work area.
Must follow applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Lockout/Tagout, and Personal Protective Equipment requirements.

Responsibilities

Prepare houses for bird placement by installing metal and wire partitions to form correctly sized pens, setting up the feed system, safely operating a truck and trailer to transfer birds from FCR to Growout, and placing birds in assigned pens.
Care for the flock by calculating, recording, weighing, and distributing feed; monitoring birds for injury, illness, or slow growth; placing birds in recovery pens or euthanizing them according to animal welfare policy; recording and disposing of mortality; and administering and recording medications through the water system as directed by management.
Maintain flock environments by flushing water lines weekly, maintaining bedding to animal welfare standards, clearing dust from equipment with a handheld electric blower weekly, checking feed, water, and environmental control systems, and reporting issues.
Collect growth and development data by analyzing fleshing and sorting as needed, weighing 60 females and 30 males per pen weekly on digital scales to obtain average weights, collecting weekly environmental boot swabs and bird cleft palate swabs, and assisting with euthanasia of birds on the FCR out list as instructed by the manager.
Perform other assigned duties, including checking vehicle fluids, filters, and tire pressure; cleaning and disinfecting vehicles; operating high-pressure and regular water hoses; maintaining foot pans and hand sanitizer; and keeping work and break areas clean and organized.
Follow company biosecurity, animal welfare, and applicable safety policies and procedures, and identify, address, and mitigate safety risks.