Tech Farm Services II, 1st Shift - Cobb Vantress Southwest Farms

Tyson Foods, Inc. • Siloam Springs, AR

2d

About The Position

The expectation of this position is to provide support by serving as the communication channel between the company and growers in order to achieve production objectives. The essential functions of this position include: achieving flock production objectives; facilitating communication between Cobb and growers; maintaining flock health status; providing technical support; achieving flock genetic objectives; and communicating effectively with other company departments.

Requirements

• Requires broad knowledge in a general professional field, normally acquired through four (4) years of college resulting in a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Three (3) or more years of poultry management-related experience.
• Standard computer skills are required. This position requires experience working with Excel spreadsheets and data within several other computer applications.
• Minimal domestic travel required.
• Must use safe lifting techniques.
• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; and talk or hear.
• The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• When visiting facilities, the team member is expected to follow required safety procedures and wear the required personal protective equipment.
• The jobsite is a biosecurity environment that requires showering before entering the facility and may require multiple showers during the workday. Appropriate clothing and footwear are provided by the Company. No jewelry may be worn on the jobsite except for medical ID jewelry.
• The team member must be willing to sign an agreement to avoid contact with any avian species (including chickens, ducks, and other birds).
• The Company Animal Welfare Policy must be followed at all times, and the team member must adhere to all Cobb Farm and Hatchery Biosecurity Standards.

Responsibilities

• achieving flock production objectives
• facilitating communication between Cobb and growers
• maintaining flock health status
• providing technical support
• achieving flock genetic objectives
• communicating effectively with other company departments

Benefits

• paid time off
• 401(k) plans
• affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level