Cobb - Laying House Worker Labor PR02

Cobb-Heritage•Eastville, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves attending to and caring for hens, inspecting eggs for quality and fitness for incubation. The role requires completing production paperwork or data entry into a computer-based tracking system. The jobsite is a biosecure environment requiring showering and changing clothes 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. Team members must sign an agreement to avoid any avian species and abide by Company Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines.

Requirements

No disciplinary actions within the last 6 months
Point level </= 6 attendance points
6 months in current area unless promoting (then less than 6 months is allowable)
Must be able to complete all production paperwork or data entry into a computer based tracking system
Must use safe lifting techniques
Must regularly stoop/bend over to floor level to collect eggs up to 300 times per shift
Must regularly lift and/or move, up to 50 pounds to move items such as feed buckets
Occasionally push/pull up to 300 pounds such as feed barrels
Regularly required to stand and walk majority of shift (concrete floor)
Regularly required to sit
Regularly required to use hands to handle or feel objects and controls
Regularly required to reach with hands and arms
Regularly required to balance
Regularly required to use climbing/ladder
Regularly required to talk or hear
Regularly required to drive a vehicle within the farm complex
Specific vision abilities required: close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus
Willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces
Required to work in hot, dry, dusty, wet, icy, snowy and cold environments
Safety glasses, Safety goggles, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, and rubber boots are required
Ear plugs will be used as required
NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators will be worn as needed
Expected to follow all applicable safety policies and procedures
Expected to identify, address, and mitigate safety related risks
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

Responsibilities

Feeds, waters and weighs birds according to schedules
Cleans and disinfects waterers, changes and cleans nest pads, dusts nests, cleans walls and ceilings, maintains egg room in a clean state and performs other routine housekeeping duties; add/change litter
Records information according to instructions such as egg numbers, (hen number on egg), bird weight, medications, feed intake, and mortality
Observes/grades/records egg quality and distributes or disposes according to Cobb standard
Collect eggs from egg table, pick up eggs from floor, and record number of eggs laid by each hen
Inspects poultry for diseases and removes weak, ill, and dead poultry from flock; records number of floor eggs and works to eliminate these by training hens to use nests; monitors feed, water, illumination, and ventilation systems; sanitation of breakroom and vehicles; house set-up for new birds via checking water/feed lines and light set-up; properly euthanize weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy; assist with AI