Cobb- Growout House Worker

Tyson Foods•Spavinaw, OK

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Attend to and care for birds in growout houses; inspect birds to determine quality and progress. This position generally averages 40 hours per week, with a schedule of Monday through Friday, including holidays, from 5:50 am to 1:50 pm. The work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs. Cobb is dedicated to helping team members thrive both professionally and personally, offering a comprehensive benefits package. 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.

Requirements

Must use safe lifting techniques.
Must regularly lift and/or move, up to 50 pounds items such as bags of shavings, feed buckets, bags or 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 or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; stooping or bending over repeatedly; 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 also in hot, dry, dusty, wet and cold environments.
Safety goggles and/or glasses, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, and rubber boots are required.
Ear plugs will be used 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

Responsibilities

Weigh correct amounts of feed 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 weak, sick, or injured birds.
Drive farm truck to feed conversion houses to load birds ready for grow houses; transfer birds to growout 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 feed, water, and space for birds; place pen partitions according to calculations; manage floor by turning/adding shavings and adjusts controls to regulate temperature and humidity of the poultry house per instruction.
Sorting birds by breast size (fleshing); collect weekly samples for corporate lab of cleft pallet swabs, feed, and shavings samples.
Inspects poultry to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly; maintain sanitation of breakroom, boot room, 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 or injured birds in accordance with company policy.
The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering, changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility.
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.