Cobb - Sweetwater Brooding House Worker

Cobb-Vantress, LLC; Locust Grove (OK); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K & Stock Options

Paid Vacations

Paid Holidays

Overtime Eligibility

Telehealth Services

Education programs

Job summary

Cobb-Vantress, LLC is hiring for a Farm Worker at Sweetwater Poultry Farm in Rose, OK. The role involves preparing housing, assisting with live birds, vaccinations, and routine farm maintenance to support day-old chicks through 10-week broilers.

Shift options include various weekly schedules with overtime potential. Starting pay is $18.00 per hour with additional differential for evenings, nights, and weekends, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and limited employment gaps.
• Rehire criteria and limits apply as described in policy.
• Applicants with agricultural or production experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

• House clean out and wash down; break down and set up house equipment; prep before placement of birds and care for day-old chicks to 10-week broilers.
• Vaccinations and blood pulls as scheduled; containment and disposal of mortality.
• Mow, weed-eat, brush-hog grounds; set up poultry houses with shavings; apply pesticides/herbicides as directed.

Skills

Poultry farm work

Safety awareness

Physical stamina

Team player

Job description

Job Details: Cobb: Sweetwater Poultry Farm Worker

Cobb Sweetwater Farm, 3718 N 495 Rd Rose, OK 72704

Schedule: Monday - Friday, Tuesday - Saturday, or Wednesday - Sunday including holidays. Hours: 6 am - 2 pm or until finished. Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

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

Starting Pay: $18.00 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends.

Our competitive benefits include:Health, Dental, and Vision InsuranceShort-Term & Long-Term DisabilityFree Telehealth ServicesFree Mental Health ServicesWell-Being Support Programs401K & Stock OptionsCompany Paid Life InsuranceFree Education starting your first day on 175 -degree programsCitizenship AssistanceDiscounts 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?

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

Position Summary:

House clean out and wash down. Break down and set up house equipment. Preparation prior to placement of birds, general care of farm grounds (mow, brush hog, weed eat). Assist with live haul, attends to and cares for day old chicks to 10-week old broiler chickens. Vaccinations, blood pull. Responsible for vegetation and pesticide control on farm.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Farm Crew Assist with cleaning and disinfecting poultry houses and all equipment (including vehicles/tractors) utilizing commercial pressure washer on wet/slick floor Operates equipment to remove litter and slats with Bobcat loader and tractor (45%) Move birds as required to laying houses, live-haul birds and assist with weigh days and selections. (20 %) Vaccinations and blood pulls as scheduled. Ensures all HCO swabs are taken and labeled correctly. (15%) Mow/weed-eat/ brush-hog grounds. Set up of poultry houses including shavings, and spraying of pesticides and herbicides (20 %)

Broiler Caretaker

• Feeds and waters birds according to schedules. Monitors temperature, lights, humidity and adjusts as instructed. Cleans and disinfects waterers and pens and performs routine housekeeping duties., (30%)
• Walks floors daily; examine birds for signs of illness and treats according to instructions; pick up and dispose of mortality, loads mortality into incinerator. (20%)
• Places pen partitions according to calculations; segregates birds according to line and age of source. Transfers birds between pens as instructed. Collects cleft pallet and fecal swabs. (20%)
• Records information according to instructions such as line, bird weight, medications, feed & water intake, and mortality. Minor repairs on pens and equipment. (10%)

Other duties, responsibilities, and activities;

• These may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, such as: inspects birds to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly; sanitation of breakroom, boot rooms, equipment, and vehicles; properly euthanize selected or weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy (10%)

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare/Safety Requirements:

The jobsite is a bio-secure 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:

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 lift and/or move, up to 30 pounds to move items such as partitions, nests, tools, etc. May be required to occasionally lift up to 80 pounds. May be required to occasionally push or pull up to 500 pounds such as skids of supplies, shavings, slats, etc. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk majority of shift on multiple surfaces; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects and controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; talk or hear; stoop/bend up to 1000 times per day; 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

Tools and Equipment:

Requires use of hand tools such as wire cutters, pliers, wrenches, broom, squeegee, shovel, counter, vaccination gun, stick needle, eye drop bottle, animal tag pliers; power tools such as cordless drill, gas powered back-pack blower; equipment such as dump truck, skid-steer, tractor, trailer with gas-powered sprayer, pallet jack, lawn mower and weed-eater, catch-frames, scales, tables, scanners, extension cords, coops; safe operation of vehicle to and from work area.

Personal Protective Equipment Required:

Safety glasses, Safety goggles, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof aprons, and company issued footwear are required. Ear plugs and safety glasses will be used as required. NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators will be worn as needed. A respirator is required for formaldehyde application.

Chemicals Commonly Used:

• Disinfectants such as Synergize, Virocid, Lysol, bleach, hand sanitizer, Green Clean, insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, formaldehyde, etc.
• Safety: TM 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. TM is expected to identify, address and mitigate safety related risks.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:No

Work Shift:1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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