Cobb- Growout House Worker

1st Shift (Tuesday through Saturday, including holidays). Hours: 5:50 am – 1:50 pm. This position generally averages 40 hours per week. Work schedule is subject to change based on production needs.

About the role

Attend to and care for birds in growout houses; inspect birds to determine quality and progress by performing the below duties.

Responsibilities

• Weigh correct amounts of feed and water birds according to schedules; walk floors daily to inspect water lines, pick up and dispose of mortality, and examine birds for signs of weak, sick, or injured birds. (25%)
• Drive farm truck to feed conversion houses to load birds ready for grow houses; transfer birds to growout house via 4’ x 5’ door from outside Team Member to inside Team Member and place in appropriate pens. (25%)
• Calculate pen size based on bird numbers to be received and adjust to provide adequate feed, water, and space for birds; place pen partitions according to calculations; manage floor by turning/adding shavings and adjust controls to regulate temperature and humidity of the poultry house per instruction. (15%)
• Sort birds by breast size (fleshing); collect weekly samples for corporate lab of cleft pallet swabs, feed, and shavings samples. (25%)
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time or without notice, such as:
  • Inspect poultry to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly
  • Maintain sanitation of breakroom, boot room, 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, or injured birds in accordance with company policy
  (10%)

Requirements

• No disciplinary actions within the last 6 months
• Point level ≤ 6 attendance points
• 6 months in current area unless the team member is promoting, then less than 6 months in current area is allowable
• 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
• Must be able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare

• The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering, changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility. Appropriate clothing and footwear are provided by the Company.
• No jewelry may be worn on the jobsite except for medical ID jewelry and body piercings covered by appropriate clothing.

Physical Demands

• Must use safe lifting techniques and regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds (e.g., bags of shavings, feed buckets, bags of mortality)
• Regularly required to stand for the majority of the shift on multiple floor surfaces (e.g., concrete floor, shavings)
• Walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, climb ladders, stoop or bend over repeatedly
• Talk or hear; drive a vehicle within the farm complex
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Work on wet, slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold environments
• Personal Protective Equipment Required: safety goggles and/or glasses, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, rubber boots, and ear plugs as needed
• Chemicals Commonly Used: disinfectants such as Synergize, Virocid, Lysol, Bleach, Clorox wipes, etc.

Safety

• Follow all applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, LOTO, and Personal Protective Equipment
• Identify, address, and mitigate safety-related risks

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401(k) plans
• Affordable health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits
• Additional benefits for team members and their families