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Job Details:

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

Job Title: Growout House Worker Job Group: 08

FLSA Status: Nonexempt Position reports to: Sr Supv Farm

Disc vs Non Disc: N

Location: Eastville Farm Eastville VA

Schedule: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday including alternating weekends and holidays

Hours: 6:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Typically these positions generally average 40 hours a week.

Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

Pay: Starting pay - $16.50/hour

Position Summary:

• Attend to and care for birds in growout houses; inspect birds to determine quality and progress by performing the below duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Feeds and waters birds according to schedules; walks floors daily to inspect water lines pick up and dispose of mortality and examine birds for signs of a week or sick bird
• Transfer birds from trailer to growout house from outside Team Member to inside Team Member and place in appropriate pens
• Calculate pen size based on bird numbers to be received and adjust to provide adequate feeder water and space for birds; place pen partitions according to calculations; manage floor by turning/adding shavings and checking ventilation
• Sorting birds by breast size (fleshing); assist farm crew with killvac; collecting weekly samples for corporate lab of cleft pallet swabs feed and shavings samples
• Weigh the birds and record weights in uniformity
• inspects birds to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly; maintenance and sanitation of breakroom boot rooms equipment and vehicles; vaccinate and isolate birds to affect disease control program; administer medications to birds as needed such as vitamins etc; properly euthanize weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy
• Performs simple math addition subtraction multiplication and division as part of recording information according to instructions and Cobb standards ie: bird weight medications feed intake and mortality

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare 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.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical: Must use safe lifting techniques. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds items such as bags of shavings occasionally up to 75 pounds when moving/handling coops of birds feed buckets bags of mortality etc; tools such as pallet jack may be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 2000 pounds such as shavings etc. 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 300 times per day; talk or hear; drive a vehicle within the farm complex. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to maneuver around pens and over fencing up to 24 inches high through the chicken house.
• The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Tools and Equipment: Small hand and power tools and calculators
• Environment: Required to work on wet slippery surfaces and also work in hot dry extreme dusty dark wet icy snowy and cold environments.
• Personal Protective Equipment Required: Safety goggles face shield chemical gloves waterproof apron headlamps and rubber boots are required. Ear plugs will be used as required. NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators will be worn as needed.
• Chemicals Commonly Used: Disinfectants such as Synergize Lysol Clorox wipes bleach etc.
• Safety: Will be trained to recognize and comply with all safety procedures.

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.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race national origin color religion age genetics sex sexual orientation gender identity disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health life dental vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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