Cobb- Pedigree Traps House Worker

Cobb-Vantress•Spavinaw, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides daily care for pedigree hens and roosters and inspects eggs to ensure their quality, fitness, and lineage for incubation. The job is performed on a biosecure farm site, requiring employees to shower and change clothing and footwear before entering. Company-provided clothing and footwear are required, and jewelry is prohibited except for medical ID jewelry and piercings covered by appropriate clothing. Employees must agree to avoid contact with avian species and follow the Company Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines. The schedule is a rotating 4-days-on, 4-days-off schedule that includes holidays, with first-shift hours from 6:10 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. The schedule may change based on production needs. Applicants must have no disciplinary actions in the past six months, no more than six attendance points, and six months in their current area, except that employees who are promoting may have less than six months in their current area. The role requires regular standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, balancing, climbing ladders, handling objects or controls, and driving a vehicle within the farm complex. Employees must regularly lift or move up to 30 pounds and work on wet or slippery surfaces in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold conditions. Required protective equipment includes safety goggles and/or glasses, a face shield, chemical gloves, a waterproof apron, and farm-issued footwear; ear plugs are used as needed. Commonly used chemicals include disinfectants such as Synergize, Virocid, Lysol, bleach, and Clorox Wipes. Team members must follow applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment requirements, and identify, address, and mitigate safety risks. The position offers team members and their families paid time off, 401(k) plans, and health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits. Relocation assistance is not available; referral payout is eligible.

Requirements

No disciplinary actions within the last six months.
Attendance-point level of six or fewer.
Six months in the current area; less than six months is allowable for team members who are promoting.
Willingness to sign an agreement to avoid avian species, including chickens, ducks, and birds.
Willingness to sign and follow the Company Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines.
Ability and willingness to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Use safe lifting techniques and regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Regularly stoop or bend to floor level to collect eggs.
Ability to stand for most of the shift, walk, sit, handle or feel objects or controls, reach, balance, climb ladders, talk and hear, and drive a vehicle within the farm complex.
Vision abilities including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to work on wet and slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments.
Wear required personal protective equipment and follow applicable safety policies, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment requirements.

Responsibilities

Feed, water, and weigh birds according to standards.
Clean and disinfect waterers, change nest pads, dust houses, maintain cleanliness in the feed room, and perform other housekeeping duties.
Record information as instructed, including egg numbers and hen numbers on eggs, bird weights, medications, feed and water intake, and mortality.
Collect eggs from floor-level trap nests, release hens from nests, and record the number of eggs laid by each hen.
Monitor for floor and nest eggs and train hens to use nests to reduce these eggs.
Inspect poultry for disease and remove weak, ill, or dead poultry from the flock as assigned.
Monitor feed, water, lighting, and ventilation systems as assigned.
Sanitize breakrooms and vehicles as assigned.
Euthanize weak or ill birds in accordance with company policy when assigned.
Follow applicable safety policies and procedures and identify, address, and mitigate safety-related risks.