Cobb- Poultry Selection Trainee

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Spavinaw, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Poultry Selection Trainee learns and performs the selection of pedigree birds at a designated age based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits. The role also assists with monitoring and coordinating Selection crew activities. Approximately 1,500–2,500 birds are selected daily. Other duties may be assigned or changed at any time, with or without notice. The position involves recording bird information, monitoring handling and welfare, maintaining sanitation, and assisting with selection setup and related farm tasks. The worksite is biosecure: employees must shower and change clothing and footwear before entering. Company-provided clothing and footwear are required. Jewelry is prohibited except medical ID jewelry and piercings covered by appropriate clothing. Candidates must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid contact with avian species and to follow the Company Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines. This role requires regularly standing for most of the shift on varied surfaces, walking, bending, reaching, handling objects and controls, and driving within the farm complex. Employees must use safe lifting techniques and regularly lift or move items weighing up to 50 pounds with another team member; occasional movement of stacked bird coops may be required. Work takes place on wet, slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments. Required 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. Commonly used chemicals include Synergize, Virocid, Lysol, bleach, and Clorox Wipes. Team members are expected to follow applicable safety policies, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment procedures, and to identify and mitigate safety risks. The schedule is Monday through Thursday, including holidays, from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The schedule may change based on production needs. Applicants must have no disciplinary actions within the last six months; the posting's statement about point level is incomplete.

Requirements

Must have no disciplinary actions within the last six months; the posting also mentions a point level but provides no value.
Must be willing to shower and change clothing and footwear before entering the biosecure facility.
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 and willing to perform the physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must regularly lift or move items up to 50 pounds with another team member and occasionally may need to move stacks of bird coops.
Must use safe lifting techniques.
Must follow applicable safety policies, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment procedures.

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 genealogy, bird weight, mortality, defects, and disposition using a touchscreen tablet, and manually recording bird weight, birds kept, number selected, and birds sent to dissect.
Train on monitoring bird handling, transfer, welfare, coop identification, 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, 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, placing coops in pens, and running cords.
Euthanize weak, ill, and injured birds in accordance with company policy.
Follow company safety policies and procedures, identify safety risks, and address and mitigate them.