Cobb - Sweetwater Brooding Lead PR04L

Tyson Foods; Sweetwater (OK); On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

401K & Stock Options

Life Insurance

Education programs

Citizenship Assistance

Job summary

Tyson Foods is seeking candidates for a farm operations role at Cobb Sweetwater Farm in Oklahoma. The position involves regulated temperature control in chicken houses, animal welfare duties, and supervision of feeding, watering, and mortality records.

The role requires occasional night/weekend work and a DOT-certified driver for farm transport. Starting pay is $21.20 per hour with additional shift differentials for evenings, nights, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Adjusts controls to regulate temperature in the chicken houses.
• Examines birds for signs of illness and treats as per Animal Welfare Guidelines.
• Supervises and assists with feeding, watering, and mortality records.
• Cleans and disinfects waterers and pens; performs routine housekeeping; repairs equipment.
• Supervise hatch activities and assist R&D on facility days and chick shipments.
• Operates farm vehicles and DOT driver certification requirements; drives to processing facility.

Job description

Job Details

Cobb Sweetwater Farm, 3718 N 495 Rd Rose, OK 74364.

Schedule: Monday through Friday including holidays. Occasional nights/weekends may be required.

Hours: 5:30 am - 2:30 pm or until finished.

Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

Salary

Starting Pay: $21.20 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends.

Benefits

• 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
• Cobb Rewards
• New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses
• Paid Vacations
• Paid Holidays
• Overtime Eligibility
• Earned Time Off

Responsibilities

• Adjusts controls as directed to regulate temperature in the chicken houses
• Examines birds for signs of illness and treats them according to the Animal Welfare Guidelines. (10 %)
• Supervises and assists with: Feed and water birds according to schedules; walk floors daily, pick up mortality; records information according to instructions such as bird weight, medications, feed intake and mortality. (35 %)
• Supervise and assist with: Cleans and disinfects waterers and pens and performs routine housekeeping duties; repairs pens and equipment (feeders, waterers, lights, fans, etc. (15 %)
• Supervise and participate in hatch on specified days. Assist or supervise activities on days R&D crew are on the facility. Assist or supervise chick placements and live hauls. Assist or supervise activities at the University of Arkansas Processing Plant. (20%)
• Drive on farm vehicle and drives company vehicle to transport eggs and chicks between farm and hatchery. Drive truck and trailer with birds from the farm to the UofA processing facility. *Must be able to pass a company vehicle DOT driver vehicle certification and drive/learn to drive with a trailer. (10%)
• Must be able to learn basic computer programs such as Outlook, Cobb Data Collection Programs, Alchemy Training Program, Excel & Workday. (10%)

Other Duties

• Inspects birds to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly; sanitation of break room, boot rooms, equipment, and vehicles; properly euthanize selected or weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy.

Bio-security/Animal Welfare/Safety Requirements

• The job site is a bio-secure environment which requires showering and changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility. Appropriate clothing and footwear are provided by the Company. No jewelry may be worn on the job site 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 Bio-security 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 35 pounds to move items such as partitions, boxes of chicks, etc. May be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as feed, shavings, 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 500 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.

Environment

Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and work in hot, dry, extreme dusty, dark, wet, icy, snowy and cold environments.

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.

Eligibility

• Hourly Applicants ONLY.
• Relocation Assistance Eligible: No.
• 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.