Cobb - Utility 1

Tyson Foods•Monticello, KY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Utility 1 team member covers Processing, Sanitation, and Egg Room positions as needed. In Processing, the employee grades chicks, operates robotic equipment for vaccination and beak trimming, performs identification procedures when required, and stacks and moves processed chick boxes. In the Egg Room, the employee helps prepare domestic and international egg shipments, transfers and labels egg cases, moves farm buggies, assists with egg sets and inventory, and maintains a clean, organized work area. Sanitation duties include washing and sanitizing buggies, egg flats, chick boxes, hatchery areas, rooms, equipment, and other work areas; handling cull eggs; and assisting with setting eggs and inspecting chicks. The position may also include janitorial and other hatchery tasks, reading setter and incubator temperatures and conditions, maintaining hygiene stations, operating washers, and euthanizing weak or ill chicks in accordance with company policy. This position is at the Kentucky Hatchery in Monticello, Kentucky. The schedule is 4–5 days per week, with first- or second-shift hours depending on assignment; the schedule may change based on production needs. The posting also identifies the work shift as first shift. The jobsite is a biosecure environment requiring showering and changing clothes and footwear before entry. Company-provided clothing and footwear are used, jewelry is generally prohibited, and employees must agree to avoid avian species and follow company biosecurity and animal welfare guidelines. The role involves frequent standing and walking on concrete floors, handling tools and controls, reaching, balancing, and stooping. Employees regularly lift and stack chick boxes weighing up to 12 pounds, push or pull stacks of boxes up to 125 pounds, and push or pull wheeled dollies weighing approximately 700–1,300 pounds. Work takes place on wet or slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments. Required personal protective equipment includes safety goggles, a face shield, chemical gloves, a waterproof apron, rubber boots, and safety glasses; ear plugs and NIOSH-approved N95 respirators are used as needed. Common chemicals include disinfectants and foamers. Employees must follow applicable safety procedures and must be able to obtain scissor lift certification. Starting pay is $17.00 per hour, with additional shift differential for evenings, nights, and weekends. The posting states that benefits are available on the first day of full-time hire. Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview. The job requires at least 12 consecutive months of work history with one employer and no employment gaps greater than six months in the past 36 months, subject to the stated exceptions for layoffs or caregiving and for full-time students. Rehire applicants must wait at least 180 days, and applicants may have worked at Cobb/Tyson Foods no more than three times. Relocation assistance is not available.

Requirements

At least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no additional employment gaps greater than six months in the past 36 months; the posting allows an 18-month gap for applicants who were laid off or providing child or elder care.
Previous work history does not apply to applicants who have been full-time students consecutively for the last 36 months.
Must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview.
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 willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must use safe lifting techniques and regularly lift and stack chick boxes weighing up to 12 pounds, push or pull stacks of boxes up to 125 pounds, and push or pull wheeled dollies weighing approximately 700–1,300 pounds.
Must be able to obtain scissor lift certification.
Must be able to read, write, and perform simple math to assist with egg shipments.
Must have good communication skills to convey information, opinions, and concerns to supervisors.
Must follow applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and Personal Protective Equipment requirements.
Must comply with jobsite biosecurity procedures, including showering and changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility; jewelry is not permitted except medical ID jewelry and piercings covered by appropriate clothing.
Must wear required personal protective equipment, including safety goggles, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, rubber boots, and safety glasses; ear plugs and NIOSH-approved N95 respirators are used as needed.

Nice To Haves

Previous agricultural or production experience is preferred.
Internal applicants receive priority consideration.

Responsibilities

Cover Processing, Sanitation, and Egg Room positions as needed.
Grade approximately 60,000 chicks and operate a robot to vaccinate and beak trim approximately 2,000 chicks per hour according to customer orders.
Perform toe trimming, dubbing, and head dotting for identification purposes when required.
Stack and move processed chick boxes.
Assist with preparing international and domestic egg shipments, including transferring and labeling egg cases.
Move farm buggies on and off the egg truck and place them in the proper location in the Egg Room.
Assist with egg sets and inventory of eggs and buggies; move setter buggies to the proper place and keep hatching eggs separated by flock and line type.
Maintain a clean and organized work area.
Wash and sanitize setter and farm buggies, egg flats, chick boxes, hatchery areas, rooms, equipment, and other designated areas using pressure washers, hoses, and washers.
Dump cull eggs and move empty farm and setter buggies and hatcher trays as required.
Set eggs in setters and inspect chicks in hatchers.
Read setters and hatchers every three hours and, when assigned, read setter temperatures and turn-failures and incubator temperature and humidity every three hours.
Pull stacks of chick boxes for the Pull Crew.
Perform janitorial duties in offices, breakrooms, restrooms, and showers; launder towels and clothes as needed.
Maintain boot washes and hand sanitizer and operate the box washer.
Properly euthanize weak or ill chicks in accordance with company policy.
Follow biosecurity, animal welfare, and safety policies; identify, address, and mitigate safety risks.
Perform other duties and activities as assigned, which may change at any time with or without notice.