Cobb - Selection Trainee

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Deer Lodge, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Poultry Selection Worker (Selection Trainee) trains in selecting pedigree birds at designated ages based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits. The role also trains in assisting with supervision and coordination of Selection crew team activities. The position is at Dry Creek Farm in Deer Lodge, Tennessee, and reports to the Senior Supervisor, Farm. The work schedule is Monday through Thursday and occasionally Friday, including holidays, from 5:20 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.; schedules may change based on production needs. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Must be able to read, write, and perform simple math.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid contact with avian species and to sign and abide by the company's Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines.
Must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must use safe lifting techniques; regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds with another team member, and occasionally lift or move items up to 300 pounds using tools such as an angle iron dolly.
Must be able to stand for the majority of the shift; walk, sit, handle objects and controls, reach, balance, climb or use ladders, stoop or bend frequently, communicate, hear, and drive within the farm complex.
Must have the vision abilities needed for close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
Must have good communication skills to convey opinions and concerns accurately.
Applicants must have no disciplinary actions within the last six months; the posting's point-level condition is incomplete.

Responsibilities

Train in selecting approximately 2,700 pedigree birds daily at designated ages, based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits.
Train in recording genealogy, bird weight, mortality, defects, and disposition on a touchscreen tablet, and manually recording bird weight, birds kept, birds selected, and birds sent to dissection.
Train in monitoring bird handling, transfers, welfare, assigned coop identification, and selection numbers and percentages by line and sex.
Wash and sanitize approximately 100 coops daily using a commercial pressure washer; maintain clean foot pans in the assigned boot room; and perform weekly sanitation of the selection break room and selection equipment.
Assist with moving birds between facilities and washing and disinfecting vehicles; check line identification; 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 and coops in pens, hanging lights, setting up scales and scanners, making coop labels, and running cords.
Properly euthanize weak or ill birds in accordance with company policy.
Follow applicable safety policies and procedures, and identify, address, and mitigate safety-related risks.
Follow company biosecurity and animal welfare guidelines, including required showering and changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility.