Cobb - Growout House Worker - Bear Hollow Farm

Tyson Foods•Pineville, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Growout House Worker is responsible for the daily care of flocks in growing houses. The role involves preparing houses and pens for bird placement, providing daily flock care, maintaining flock environment, and collecting data on bird growth and development. Other duties may be assigned or changed at any time, with or without notice. The jobsite is a biosecure environment. Employees must shower and change clothing and footwear before entering the facility; the company provides appropriate clothing and footwear. Employees may not wear jewelry at the jobsite except medical ID jewelry and covered body piercings. The employee must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid avian species and to sign and follow company biosecurity and animal welfare guidelines. The role requires working in dimly lit areas, on wet and slippery surfaces, and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments. Safety equipment is required for certain tasks, including handling disinfectants. Employees are expected to follow applicable safety policies and procedures and identify, address, and mitigate safety risks. The position is at Bear Hollow Farm in Pineville, Missouri, with a Monday-through-Friday schedule from 5:50 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.; the schedule may change based on production needs. It is a first-shift role. Starting pay is $18.45 per hour, with additional shift differential for evenings, nights, and weekends. Benefits begin on the first day of full-time hire.

Requirements

Must have at least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no employment gaps greater than 6 months in the past 36 months, subject to stated exceptions for layoffs or child/elder care and for full-time students consecutively enrolled during the past 36 months.
Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid avian species and to sign and abide by company biosecurity and animal welfare guidelines.
Must be able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must use safe lifting techniques; regularly lift and carry feed weighing up to 30 pounds; occasionally lift and carry shavings bundles weighing up to 12 pounds; and occasionally push or pull wheeled carts weighing 500 to 1,000 pounds.
Must be able to stand for most of the shift, walk, sit, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach, balance, climb a ladder, stoop or bend, and talk or hear.
Must have the vision abilities required for the job, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Must be able to safely operate a vehicle to and from the work area.
Must follow applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment requirements.
Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview.
Rehire applicants must meet the stated minimum waiting period of 180 days and the rule limiting prior work at Cobb/Tyson Foods to no more than three times.

Nice To Haves

Previous agricultural or production experience is preferred.
Internal applicants receive priority consideration.

Responsibilities

Prepare houses for bird placement by installing metal and wire partitions, setting up feed systems, and safely operating a truck and trailer to transfer and place birds in assigned pens.
Provide daily flock care by calculating, recording, weighing, and distributing feed; monitoring birds for injury, illness, or slow growth; moving birds to recovery pens or euthanizing them according to animal welfare policy; collecting, recording wing bands, and disposing of flock mortality; and administering and recording medications through the water system as directed by management.
Maintain flock environments by flushing water lines weekly, maintaining pen bedding to animal welfare standards, clearing dust from equipment with a handheld electric blower weekly, and checking feed, water, and environmental control systems and reporting issues.
Collect bird growth and development data by analyzing and sorting birds as needed, weighing 60 females and 30 males per pen weekly to determine average weight, collecting weekly environmental and bird lab samples, and assisting with euthanasia of birds designated by the FCR out list as instructed by the manager.
Maintain vehicles by checking fluid levels, filters, and tire pressure and cleaning and disinfecting vehicles to remove debris.
Operate high-pressure and regular water hoses; maintain foot pans and hand sanitizer; and keep work and break areas clean and organized.
Follow applicable safety policies and procedures and identify, address, and mitigate safety risks.