Cobb - Growout House Worker

Tyson•Deer Lodge, TN

26d•$17•Onsite

About The Position

At Cobb, we are dedicated to helping our team members thrive both professionally and personally. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family in every aspect of life. Starting wage $17.00 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends. Our competitive benefits include: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance from Day 1 of hire Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Telehealth Services Well-Being Support Programs 401K & Stock Purchase Plan Company Paid Life Insurance Fully Funded Education Discount Program Additionally, we offer incentives such as Cobb Rewards, New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses, Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays, Overtime Eligibility, and Earned Time Off. These are just a few of the benefits and perks we offer. Continue growing with our family & apply today to become part of the Cobb team! Priority consideration will be provided to internal applicants first. Applicants with previous agricultural or production experience will be considered preferred. Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview. Attend to and care for birds in growout houses; inspect birds to determine quality and progress by performing the below duties. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

The jobsite is a biosecure 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 not own and 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; tools, such as pallet jack, may be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 2000 pounds such as shavings, 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.
Must have good communication skills to accurately convey opinions and concerns.
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.
The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.
Failure to perform this job to above standards could lead to progressive discipline up to and including termination.

Nice To Haves

Applicants with previous agricultural or production experience will be considered preferred.

Responsibilities

Feeds and waters birds according to schedules; walks floors daily to inspect water lines, pick up and dispose of mortality, and examine birds for signs of a week or sick bird (25%)
Pull trailer via farm truck to feed conversion houses to load birds ready for grow houses; transfer birds from trailer to growout house via 3’ x 3’ door from outside Team Member to inside Team Member and place in appropriate pens (25%)
Perform simple math as part of calculating 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 and checking ventilation (15%)
Sorting birds by breast size (fleshing); assist farm crew with killvac; collecting weekly samples for corporate lab of cleft pallet swabs, feed, and shavings samples (25%)
Other duties, responsibilities, and activities: These may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, such as : inspects 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%)