Cobb - Poultry Farm Worker/Utility Labor PR01

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Cobb – Poultry Farm Worker/Utility

Location: Timberlake Farm, Timpson, TX


Candidates must reside within the current recruitment area to include the following counties: Nacogdoches, Panola, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, and Rusk.

Candidates with agricultural or production experience will be considered preferred.

Must provide at a minimum, the last 3 years of employment. Applicant must have at least twelve consecutive months of work experience with the same employer and no additional gaps in employment greater than six months with the last 36 months. If applicant was laid-off, providing eldercare or childcare, the six-month gap will be increased to 18 months. Previous work history criteria will not apply to applicants who have been full time students consecutively for the last 36 months.
Starting Wage: $15.45


Plus, additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends.

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


Schedule: (To Be Determined) Includes holidays and weekends. Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

Position Summary:


50% of Time - This position is responsible for vaccinating birds and moving birds to designated houses; placing new shavings in poultry houses; maintaining and cleaning farm equipment; blood pulls; all farm preparation prior to placement of birds; and vegetation control on the farm; removing used litter from poultry houses; bush hogging and/or mowing around poultry houses; assisting with house clean out, wash down and disinfecting as needed.

30% of Time - Attends to and cares for hens by ensuring the flock has adequate feed, water, and ventilation. Collects and inspects eggs to ascertain quality and fitness for incubation by performing the below duties.

20% of Time - This position is responsible for picking up, delivering and inspecting eggs to determine quality and fitness for incubation; cleaning/sanitizing and storing eggs under controlled conditions in egg facility; keeping up-to-date and accurate records of all inventory; and cleaning and maintaining the Egg Facility.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities


Assist with cleaning and disinfecting poultry houses and all equipment (including vehicles/tractors) utilizing commercial pressure washer on wet/slick floor

Move birds as required to laying houses, live haul birds

Vaccinations and blood pull as scheduled

Selection of males at the appropriate age to keep as breeding males

Set up of poultry houses including shavings, slats, and spraying of pesticides and herbicides

Operates equipment to remove litter and slats with Bobcat loader and tractor

Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, such as repair pens, equipment and buildings or fenced yards; repair equipment (feeders, waterers, lights, fans, etc.); farm cleanup such as garbage/litter retrieval; properly euthanize weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy



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 weak or sick bird that needs to be euthanized in accordance with company policy

Applies insecticides, and rodenticides inside houses

Records feed and mortality daily, cleans and disinfects equipment, collects weekly lab samples, administers or assists in administering vaccines to birds.

Assists in sorting pullets

Collects eggs from egg table, pick up eggs from floor, and record number of eggs laid

Collects and handles eggs by observing/grades/cleans and records egg quality; distributes or disposes according to Cobb standard

Weighs feed, handles birds and weighs birds according to schedules

Changes and cleans nest pads, dusts nests, cleans walls and ceilings, maintains egg room in a clean state and performs other routine housekeeping duties; add/change litter



Pick up and deliver eggs from chicken houses to egg facility

Place hatching eggs in buggies and boxes and properly label both for internal/external orders

Properly performs egg inventory practices and records daily inventory transactions into excel spreadsheet and CHS

Observes shell color/texture and external characteristics such as streaks, shadings, discolorations, cracks

Remove waste (eggshells, feathers, feces, etc.); clean and sanitize egg room and connecting areas, crates and flats, and vehicles

Assembles and loads boxes; assists with safety programs; communicates with third party truck drivers


Other Duties and Responsibilities


Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor/Manager. When needed, will be required to assist other team members with duties or fill in for vacation, cross training, illness, etc. Will be required to work in all areas of the farm.


Biosecurity/Animal Welfare Requirements:


The jobsite is a bio secure 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. 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 75 pounds and may move items weighing up to 275 lbs. such as partitions, nests, tools, etc. with assistance or with provided equipment. May be required to occasionally push/pull up to 2000 pounds such as skids of supplies, shavings, slats, etc. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk majority of shift on multiple surfaces; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects and controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; talk or hear; stoop/bend frequently during the day; 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.

Tools and Equipment: trucks, tractors, skid steer, pressure washer, vaccination equipment, etc.

Environment: Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and work in hot, dry, extreme dusty, dark, wet, icy, snowy, and cold environments.

Personal Protective Equipment Required: Safety goggles and/or glasses, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof aprons, and company issued footwear are required. Ear plugs will be used as required. NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators will be worn as needed. A respirator is required for formaldehyde application.

Must wear company provided facial covering. During the current Pandemic (2021), all Team Members will be required to wear company issued facial coverings. Training will be provided to each Team Member specific to their job and their facility location in addition to signing an acknowledgement form they understand these expectations.


It is considered an essential function of each job for a Team Member to wear the company issued facial coverings. If a Team Member indicates they will not wear the mask, they will not be considered for the position in which they are applying or any position that requires the facial covering. If a Team Member has a medical condition or disability that prevents them from wearing the mask, Cobb will engage in an interactive process to determine whether a reasonable accommodation can be provided that addresses the safety concerns associated with the Pandemic and allow the Team Member to perform the essential functions of the job.


Chemicals Commonly Used: Disinfectants such as Synergize, Lysol, bleach, insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, formaldehyde, etc.

Safety: Team member 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. Team member is expected to identify, address, and mitigate safety related risks.


Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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