Utility Labor PR02

Cobb; Pocomoke City (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401K & Stock Options

Company Paid Life Insurance

Free Education starting your first day

Disability coverage

Job summary

Cobb is hiring for a poultry care position at Pocomoke Farms, MD. The role focuses on tending growout birds, recording weights, and maintaining clean facilities. Starting pay is $18.00 per hour, with schedules around 6:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

The job includes routine data entry and adherence to biosecurity guidelines. Experience in farming or production is preferred. Internal applicants receive priority consideration, and relocation is not indicated.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no gaps over 6 months in the past 36 months.
• Rehire criteria: minimum waiting period of 180 days.
• Rehire rule: no more than 3 times worked at Cobb/Tyson Foods.

Responsibilities

• Attend to and care for birds in growout houses; inspect birds to determine quality and progress.
• Complete production paperwork or data entry into a tracking system.
• Feed and water birds; inspect water lines and mortality; monitor bird health.
• Transfer birds between pens and manage pens, shavings, and ventilation.
• Weigh birds, record weights, and maintain sanitation of breakrooms, equipment, and vehicles.

Job description

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

Job Details

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

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

What’s 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?

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

Location

Pocomoke Farms, Pocomoke, MD

Schedule

Monday, Tuesday Wednesday,Thursday 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 - $18.00/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

No

Work Shift

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

Pay Range/Rate

$18.00

Incentives

Annual Incentive Plan: No

Long-Term Incentive Plan: No

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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.

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