Job Description

Requirements:

Candidates must reside within the United States.
Candidates with agricultural or production experience are considered preferred.

Starting Wage:  $17.00

Competitive benefits, including:

Health, dental and vision insurance
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity insurance
401(k)
Stock purchase plan
Educational Assistance Program (including GED assistance, Citizenship assistance, ESL and tuition reimbursement)
Referral incentives
Paid vacation
Paid holidays

Position Summary:

This position provides general labor in washing and disinfecting chicken houses the selection, vaccination, blood pull movements of all the Cobb products housed at Cobb contract farms.  Other duties may be assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Cleans and disinfects Cobb poultry houses, vehicles, modules and equipment. (50%)
Performs selection, vaccination, blood pull, movement, clean out of all Cobb products/facilities. (15%)
Loads Cobb products into modules and on to the truck for transport to designated processing plant. (25%)
Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.  Such as:  Participates in research trials weighing meat, handling knives, and reading scales as needed, sprays insecticides, collects samples of surface area with drag swabs or swabs birds for health inspection as needed.  (10%)

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare/Safety 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 be able to lift and/or move 30 pounds and may be required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds at times.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk majority of shift (concrete floor); sit; use hands to handle or feel objects and controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; 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.
Environment:  Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and also work in hot, dry, dusty, wet, icy, snowy and cold environments.
Personal Protective Equipment Required:  Safety goggles, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, 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, bleach, 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)