Poultry Feed Conversion Technician - Data & Lab

Cobb-Vantress, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Citizenship Assistance

Discounts on programs and services

Cobb Rewards, Referral Bonuses, Paid V

Vacations, Holidays, Overtime, Earned

Job summary

Cobb-Vantress, Inc. is hiring for a role in a poultry production environment.

The position collects data in feed conversion houses and dissection labs, weighing and recording bird metrics, performing dissection procedures and routine housekeeping, with duties spanning from data collection to equipment maintenance. Shifts start early in the morning, with a 5:30 am – 1:30 pm schedule, and require adherence to strict biosecurity and welfare guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Collect Data and Perform House Checklist within Feed Conversion Houses performing the following duties: weigh chickens into and out of their cages; record and add feed to feeders as needed; collect data with pen and paper and/or on a computer or tablet; dispose of dead birds as instructed; feed birds according to schedules; clean and disinfect equipment; house set-up; perform routine housekeeping duties; segregate birds according to line and sex as instructed; remove and place birds in cages according to schedules; examine birds for signs of illness and report any problems to lead or manager; monitor controls and thermostats that regulate temperature and humidity of the poultry house; perform simple math as part of recording information according to instructions such as bird weight, feed, added feed, and mortality; repair, align, and construct cages, pens or equipment (feeders, water lines, lights, vents, etc); Set up and prepare house for incoming flocks. (60%)
• Collect Data within Dissection Laboratory performing the following duties: euthanize birds; use scalpel to dissect birds intospecific parts to accepted protocols; visually score for defects in physiology; use a caliper to collect data; enter weights and defects into tablet or computer; dispose of dead dissect birds into incinerators (30%)
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities: Collect lab samples; clean, disinfect, and haul coops; maintain foot bath, hand sanitizer, hydro-foamer, sweep, mop, and other general cleaning; properly euthanize birds in accordance with company (10%)

Job description

Cobb-Vantress, Inc. is hiring for a role in a poultry production environment.

The position collects data in feed conversion houses and dissection labs, weighing and recording bird metrics, performing dissection procedures and routine housekeeping, with duties spanning from data collection to equipment maintenance. Shifts start early in the morning, with a 5:30 am – 1:30 pm schedule, and require adherence to strict biosecurity and welfare guidelines.