Cobb- Poultry Selection Trainee

Tyson Foods•Spavinaw, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Poultry Selection Trainee learns and performs the process of selecting pedigree birds at a designated age based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits. The position also assists with monitoring and coordinating Selection crew activities. Other duties may be assigned. The role is scheduled Monday through Thursday, from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., including holidays, and has a starting wage of $19.50 per hour. The jobsite is a biosecure environment requiring showering and changing clothing and footwear before entering. Company-provided clothing and footwear are provided. Team members must agree to avoid avian species and follow the Company Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines. Work involves standing for most of the shift and working on wet, slippery surfaces as well as in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments. Required personal protective equipment includes safety goggles and/or glasses, a face shield, chemical gloves, a waterproof apron, and rubber boots; ear plugs are used as needed. The role requires following applicable safety policies and procedures and identifying, addressing, and mitigating safety risks.

Requirements

At least 6 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no employment gaps greater than 6 months in the past 36 months. For applicants laid off or providing child or elder care, the permitted gap is 18 months.
Applicants who have been full-time students consecutively for the past 36 months are exempt from the previous-work-history requirement.
Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid avian species and to sign and abide by the Company Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines.
Must be able and willing to perform the physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation, including regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds with a second team member and occasionally moving stacks of bird coops.
Must use safe lifting techniques and be able to stand for most of the shift, walk, sit, handle objects and tools, reach, balance, stoop or bend repeatedly, talk, hear, and drive a vehicle within the farm complex.
Must meet the role’s vision requirements, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview.
Rehire candidates must meet a minimum 180-day waiting period and may have worked at Cobb/Tyson Foods no more than three times.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Select approximately 1,500–2,500 pedigree birds daily at the designated age based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits.
Train on recording information using a touchscreen tablet, including genealogy, bird weight, mortality, defects, and disposition; train on manually recording bird weight, birds kept, number selected, and birds sent to dissect.
Train on monitoring bird handling, transfer, welfare, coop assignment, and selection numbers and percentages by line and sex.
Wash and sanitize coops daily using a commercial pressure washer; maintain clean foot pans in the assigned boot room; and sanitize the break room and selection equipment weekly.
Assist with identifying gender, catching birds, scanning wing-band numbers, and auditing market birds for wing bands.
Assist with selection setup, including loading empty coops, placing catch frames, hanging lights, setting up scales and scanners, making coop labels, positioning coops, and running cords.
Euthanize weak, ill, and injured birds in accordance with company policy.
Follow applicable safety policies and procedures and identify, address, and mitigate safety-related risks.