Cobb Growout House Worker Labor PR01

Job Details:

Join the Cobb Family and Grow With Us!
At Cobb were passionate about helping our team members thriveboth professionally and personally. Thats why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family in every stage of life. The best part- youre eligible for benefits on day 1 of full time hire!

Starting Pay: $17.00 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings nights and weekends.

Whats in it for you

Our competitive benefits include:

• Health Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Free Telehealth Services
• Free Mental Health Services
• Well-Being Support Programs
• 401K & Stock Options
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Free Education starting your first day on 175 -degree programs
• Citizenship Assistance
• Discounts on thousands of programs and services through Beneplace
• 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 ways we invest in YOU. Ready to take the next step Apply today and become part of the Cobb family!

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.

Requirements: Must have at least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no additional job gaps in employment greater than 6 months in the past 36 months. If applicant has been laid off or providing child or elder care the employment gap will be increased to 18 months. Previous work history will not apply to applicants who have been full time students consecutively for the last 36 months.

Rehire criteria is a minimum waiting period of 180 days.

Rehire Rule of no more than 3 times worked at Cobb/Tyson Foods.

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: Pocomoke Farms Pocomoke MD

Schedule: Monday Tuesday WednesdayThursday and Friday including 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 - $17.00/hour

Position Summary:

• Attend to and care for birds in growout houses; inspect birds to determine quality and progress by performing the below duties.
• Must be able to complete all production paperwork or data entry into a computer based tracking system or any tasks related to the job function.

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 (20%)
• Transfer birds from trailer to growout house from outside Team Member to inside Team Member and place in appropriate pens (10%)
• 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 (15%)
• 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 (15%)
• Weigh the birds and record weights in uniformity (15%)
• 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 (10%)
• 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 (15%)

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:
• 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:

Pay Range/Rate:

Incentives:

Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.

Any listed amounts represent the base pay range. Additional compensation may be available for this position based on various factors such as shift differentials standby/on-call overtime premiums extra shift incentives or bonuses. Pay is just one part of Tysons total compensation package.

Tyson will develop an offer based on a candidates or team members relevant skills and capabilities the market data for the role described in this requisition internal equity and other information relevant to the candidate and role.

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.

CCPA Notice. If you are a California resident and would like to learn more about what categories of personal information we collect when you apply for this job and how we may use that information please read our CCPA Job Applicant Notice at Collection click here.