Cobb - Hatchery Processing

About the role

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: $17.00 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends.

What’s in it for you?

• 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
• Discounts on thousands of programs and services through Beneplace
• Incentives such as Cobb Rewards, New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses, Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays, Overtime Eligibility, and Earned Time Off.

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.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Transfer chicks from boxes to grading wheel.
• Grade newly hatched chicks for defects.
• Operate robot to vaccinate, beak treat birds per customer order.
• Perform toe trim for identification purposes if required.
• Dub/Mark male birds per customer order.

Other Duties, Responsibilities, And Activities

• Process byproduct chicks
• Properly euthanize weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy
• Despur male birds according to customer order
• Fill in when lead is on vacation/absent
• Mix day one vaccine
• Clean day one lab
• Check nitrogen level
• Check refrigerator temperature
• Make gel
• Keep inventory of vaccine
• Occasionally operate a high pressure and regular water hose
• Maintain a clean and organized work area
• Wash robot parts

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare Requirements/Safety

• The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering, changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility.
• 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 stack chick boxes (wheeled dolly) weighing up to 15 pounds and will occasionally be required to push or pull stacks of boxes up to 125 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand majority of shift (concrete floor); walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear.
• 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: PSP, MPSP, Toe Trimming Machine, Snippers, High Pressure Hose, Water Hose
• Environment: Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and also in hot, dry, dusty, wet and cold environments.
• Personal Protective Equipment Required: Safety glasses, Safety goggles, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, rubber boots, and ear plugs will be used as needed. NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators will be worn as needed.
• Chemicals Commonly Used: Day one vaccines, dyes, dish soap.

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)

Unsolicited Assistance

• Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States.