Cobb - QA Inspector

Tyson Foods•Lafayette, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The QA Inspector at Cobb’s Tennessee Hatchery in Lafayette, Tennessee, helps ensure customer service requests are met and day-old chicks meet quality expectations. The role maintains accurate inventories of supplies needed to service chicks and tracks by-product vaccine inventory. It also keeps the by-product lab clean and organized in accordance with sanitation monitoring protocols, and assists with day-one processing and vaccine mixing when needed. The inspector must remain until the processing department is finished unless a manager approves an early departure. The typical schedule averages 40 hours per week, with hours varying according to production needs.

Requirements

At least 6 months of related experience and/or training; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to read, write, and perform simple math.
Good communication skills to accurately convey opinions and concerns.
Must meet the stated employment-history requirements: at least 12 consecutive months of work history with one employer and no employment gaps greater than 6 months in the past 36 months, with specified exceptions for layoffs or child/elder care and for full-time students.
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 to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation, including regularly lifting and stacking chick boxes weighing up to 15–17 pounds and pushing or pulling a wheeled dolly carrying 10 boxes weighing approximately 150–170 pounds.
Must be able to work on wet, slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments.
Must follow safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment requirements.

Nice To Haves

Previous agricultural or production experience is preferred.
Data entry skills and Excel experience are preferred.
Equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Process chickens by grading, vaccinating, beak trimming with a robot, dubbing and despurring males, and performing toe trims.
Weigh chicks and check chick quality for each house.
Check chick quality according to the percentage of the total number of boxes.
Check for improper injections.
Operate the gas box, cut vitamin gel, operate the Coccivac machine, and maintain a clean and organized work area as assigned.
Verify daily processing orders on the board and enter hatchery monitoring data for chick weights and breakout data.
Assist the processing crew when needed and properly euthanize weak or ill birds in accordance with company policy.
Occasionally operate high-pressure and regular water hoses.
Maintain supplies and by-product vaccine inventories, and keep the by-product lab clean and organized.
Stay until the processing department is finished unless a manager approves leaving early.