Cobb– Nightshift Farm Monitor

Job Details:

Work Schedule: Saturday through Monday & every other Friday

Hours: 6:00 pm to 6:00 am 

STARTING RATE: $16.00, plus additional shift differentials for evening; nights and weekends.

Cobb is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sexual orientation, disability or veteran’s status.

• Applicants with previous agricultural or production experience will be considered preferred.
• Candidates must reside within the United States of America

Competitive benefits, including:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance at Day 1 of hire
• Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k)
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition-free programs at high-quality schools, including college degrees, certificates,

high school completion, English language learning courses, and more.

• New hire Referral Incentives and Sign-On Bons
• Paid Vacations
• Paid Holidays
• Over time eligibility
• Earned time off

Company: Cobb

Position Summary:

The main objective of this position is to monitor the facility during the evening hours for alarms and unusual activities such as fire, theft, vandalism, illegal entry, etc. This position is also responsible for performing duties such as hatchery washdown, washbay cleanup, incinerator loading/maintenance, chicken house walk through/monitor, and supply organization and inventory. Other duties may also be assigned as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitors buildings and surrounding grounds to determine that they are secure. Sounds alarm or call police or fire department by telephone in case of fire or presence of unauthorized persons. (5%)
• Reports power failures, storm damage, and property damage, malfunctioning of machinery or equipment, and other unusual occurrences immediately to management personnel. Starts and/or monitors operation of generators during power failures. (5%)
• Monitors all houses for proper ventilation, curtain position, and temperature control; watches for and reports irregularities such as fire hazards, leaking water lines, and security doors left unlocked. (50%)
• Monitors and operates farm incinerators to insure disposed birds are burned properly each day, turning feeders on/off and raising water lines in Brooding. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. (10%)
• Performs janitorial and laundry duties, maintains foot pans and hand sanitizer. (10%)
• Dispense formaldehyde per schedule. (10%)
• Manually records temperatures and humidity readings and assist with egg sets. (10%)

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare Requirements:

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 piercing 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 50 pounds, such as, rugs, bags of salt, water jugs, etc. May be required to occasionally move up to 500 pounds, such as wheeled buggy. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand majority of shift (concrete floor, shavings); walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; stoop/bend over; 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. 

Tools and Equipment: Requires use of hand tools such as box knives wire cutters, pliers, wrenches, broom, squeegee, shovel, counter, vaccination gun, stick needle, eye drop bottle, animal tag pliers; power tools such as cordless/corded drill, gas powered back-pack blower; equipment such as dump truck, skid-steer, tractor, trailer with gas-powered sprayer, pallet jack, lawn mower and weed-eater, catch-frames, scales, tables, scanners, extension cords, coops; safe operation of vehicle to and from work area Environment: Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet and cold environments. Personal Protective Equipment Required: Safety Glasses, Safety goggles, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, rain suit and farm issued footwear are required. Ear plugs will be used as needed. Chemicals Commonly Used: Disinfectants such as Synergize, Virocid, Formaldehyde, Clorox wipes, Lysol, parts cleaner, 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:

3RD SHIFT (United States of America)

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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