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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!\nStarting Pay: $17.00 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends.\nWhat’s in it for you?\nOur competitive benefits include:\n· Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance\n· Short-Term & Long-Term Disability\n· Free Telehealth Services\n· Free Mental Health Services\n· Well-Being Support Programs\n· 401K & Stock Options\n· Company Paid Life Insurance\n· Free Education starting your first day on 175 -degree programs\n· Citizenship Assistance\n· Discounts on thousands of programs and services through Beneplace\n· Additionally, we offer incentives such as Cobb Rewards, New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses, Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays, Overtime Eligibility, and Earned Time Off.\nThese are just a few of the ways we invest in YOU. Ready to take the next step? Apply today and become part of the Cobb family!\nPriority 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.\nRequirements: 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.\nRehire criteria is a minimum waiting period of 180 days.\nRehire Rule of no more than 3 times worked at Cobb/Tyson Foods.\nCompany: Cobb\nJob Title: Poultry Selection Worker (Selection Trainee) Job Grade: 08\nFLSA Status: Nonexempt Position reports to: Sr Supv Farm\nDisc vs Non Disc: N\n\nLocation: Dry Creek Farm, Deer Lodge, TN\nSchedule: Monday through Thursday and occasionally Friday, including holidays.\nHours: 5:20am - 3:20pm\nWork schedule is subject to change based upon production needs. \nPosition Summary:\nEngage in the training of the process of selection of birds at designated age based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits. This position also trains on the process of assisting in the supervising and coordinating of activities of Selection crew team members. Other duties may be assigned.\nMinimum Requirements:\nEducation: Must be able to read, write, and perform simple math skills.\n· Must have valid driver’s license.\n\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\n· Engage in the training of selection of approximately 2700 pedigree birds daily at designated age based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits (40%)\n· Trains on recording information on touch screen tablet such as genealogy, bird weight, mortality, defects and disposition; trains on manual recording of information such as bird weight, birds kept, number of birds selected, and birds sent to dissect (30%)\nTrains on monitoring bird handling, bird transfer, bird welfare, and properly identifying the coop birds are assigned to; trains on monitoring selection numbers and percentages by line and sex (10%)\n· Washing/sanitizing approximately 100 coops daily via commercial pressure washer on wet/slick floors, maintain clean foot pans in assigned boot room, weekly sanitation of selection break room and all equipment used during selection process (10%)\nOther duties, responsibilities, and activities:\nThese may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, such as : assist with moving birds from brood house to feed conversion or dissection and wash/disinfect vehicles; checking line identification; assist with identifying gender, catching, scanning wing band number, and audit market birds for wing bands; assist in set-up for selection by loading empty coops into house, placing catch frames in pens for easier bird access, hanging of lights for better visual, set up of scales and scanner, making coop labels, placing coops in pens and running needed cords; properly euthanize weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy (10%)\nBiosecurity/Animal Welfare:\n· 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.\nPhysical Demands and Work Environment:\nThe successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.\n· Physical: Must use safe lifting techniques. Must regularly lift and/or move, using two Team Members, up to 50 pounds to move items such as bird coops; tools, such as angle iron dolly, may be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 300 pounds such as stacks of bird coops. 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 1000 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. Must have good communication skills to accurately convey opinions and concerns.\n· Tools and Equipment: Scale, Tablet, Scanner, Pressure Washer, vehicle\n· Environment: Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and also work in hot, dry, extreme dusty, wet and cold environments.\n· Personal Protective Equipment Required: Safety goggles, safety glasses, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, and rubber boots are required. Ear plugs will be used as needed. NIOSH approved N95 particulate respirators will be worn as needed.\n· Chemicals Commonly Used: Disinfectants such as Synergize, Virocid, Simple Green, Lysol, etc.\n· 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.\n\nRelocation Assistance Eligible:\nNoWork Shift:\n1ST SHIFT (United States of America)Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.\nHourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.\nThe successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.\nTyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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