Cobb - Poultry Selection Worker (Selection Trainee)

Tyson Foods•Monticello, KY

1d•$18•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Cobb Family and Grow With Us! At Cobb, we’re passionate about helping our team members thrive—both professionally and personally. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family in every stage of life. The best part- you’re eligible for benefits on day 1 of full time hire! Starting Pay: $18.00 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends. Ready to take the next step? Apply today and become part of the Cobb family! 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. Engage in the training of the process of selection of birds at designated age based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits. This position also trains on the process of assisting in the supervising and coordinating of activities of Selection crew team members. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Must be able to read, write, and perform simple math skills.
Must have valid driver’s license.
Must have at least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no additional job gaps in employment greater than 6 months in the past 36 months. If applicant has been laid off or providing child or elder care, the employment gap will be increased to 18 months.
Previous work history will not apply to applicants who have been full time students consecutively for the last 36 months.
Rehire criteria is a minimum waiting period of 180 days.
Rehire Rule of no more than 3 times worked at Cobb/Tyson Foods.
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.

Nice To Haves

Applicants with previous agricultural or production experience will be considered preferred.

Responsibilities

Engage in the training of selection of approximately 2700 pedigree birds daily at designated age based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits (40%)
Trains on recording information on touch screen tablet such as genealogy, bird weight, mortality, defects and disposition; trains on manual recording of information such as bird weight, birds kept, number of birds selected, and birds sent to dissect (30%)
Trains on monitoring bird handling, bird transfer, bird welfare, and properly identifying the coop birds are assigned to; trains on monitoring selection numbers and percentages by line and sex (10%)
Washing/sanitizing approximately 100 coops daily via commercial pressure washer on wet/slick floors, maintain clean foot pans in assigned boot room, weekly sanitation of selection break room and all equipment used during selection process (10%)
Other duties, responsibilities, and activities: These may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, such as: assist with moving birds from brood house to feed conversion or dissection and wash/disinfect vehicles; checking line identification; assist with identifying gender, catching, scanning wing band number, and audit market birds for wing bands; assist in set-up for selection by loading empty coops into house, placing catch frames in pens for easier bird access, hanging of lights for better visual, set up of scales and scanner, making coop labels, placing coops in pens and running needed cords; properly euthanize weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy (10%)