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Job Details:

Location: Cherokee Farm Gentry AR

Schedule: 4 days on/3 days off including weekends and holidays

Hours: 6:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

Work Schedule is subject to change based upon production needs

At Cobb we are dedicated to helping our team members thrive both professionally and personally. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family in every aspect of life.

Starting wage $16.50 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings nights and weekends.

Our competitive benefits include:

• Health Dental and Vision Insurance from Day 1 of hire
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Telehealth Services
• Well-Being Support Programs
• 401K & Stock Purchase Plan
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Fully Funded Education
• Discount Program
• Additionally we offer incentives such as Cobb Rewards New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses Paid Vacations Paid Holidays Overtime Eligibility and Earned Time Off.

These are just a few of the benefits and perks we offer. Continue growing with our family & apply today to become part of the Cobb team!

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.

Company: Cobb Vantress

Position Summary:

• Attends to and cares for hens by ensuring the flock has adequate feed water and ventilation. Collects and inspects eggs to ascertain quality and fitness for incubation by performing the below duties. Other duties may be assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collects eggs from egg table pick up eggs from floor and record number of eggs laid (35%)
• Collects and handles eggs by observing/grades/cleans and records egg quality; distributes or disposes according to Cobb standard (30%)
• Weighs feed handles birds and weighs birds according to schedules (15%)
• Changes and cleans nest pads dusts nest cleans walls and ceilings maintains egg room in a clean state and performs other routine housekeeping duties; add/change litter (10%)
• Records information according to instructions such as egg numbers bird weight medications feed intake mortality and production percentage (5%)

Other duties responsibilities and activities:

• Other duties responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice such as: Records number of floor eggs and works to eliminate these by training hens to use nest boxes; monitors feed water and ventilation systems; santitation of egg collection room and change foot pans; properly euthanize weak/ill birds iin accordance with company policy; remove dead; maintain rat bat stations; spray insecticides; maintain a biosecure environment; walks the inside of poultry houses; collects weekly swabs for testing; performs minor maintenance; dispose of daily mortality; keeps poultry houses supplied with proper materials. Will be required to clean out poultry houses disinfect houses to prepare for birds. Set up house for new birds as needed. (5%)

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare/Safety Requirements:

• The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility. Appropriate clothing and footwear is provided by the Company. No jewelry may be worn on the jobsite except for medical ID jewelry and body piercings covered by appropriate clothing. 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. Will be trained to recognize and comply with all Safety procedures.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Physical: Must use safe lifting techniques. Must regularly stoop/bend over to floor level to collect eggs up to 300 times per-shift. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 58 pounds to move items such as feed buckets tools and trash can. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand majority of shift on multiple floor surfaces (i.e. concrete floor shavings); walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects and controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; stoop/bend up to 1000 times per day; talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
• Tools and Equipment:
• Environment: Required to work on wet slippery surfaces and also work in hot dry extreme dusty wet and cold environments.
• Personal Protective Equipment Required: Safety goggles and/or glasses face shield chemical gloves waterproof apron and company issued footwear are required. Ear plugs will be used as needed. NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators will be worn as needed.
• Chemicals Commonly Used: Disinfectants such as Glutex 2 Virocid and Lysol etc.
• Safety: Team member is expected to follow all applicable safety policies and procedures. These include but are not limited to Hazard Communication Respiratory Protection LOTO and Personal Protective Equipment. Team member is expected to identify address and mitigate safety related risks.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Work Shift:

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

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