Tyson Foods, Inc. Hiring for Cobb- Sweetwater Laying House Worker Labor PR01 – R0222435-4330 at Stilwell, Oklahoma Full Time

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Cobb Sweetwater Laying House Worker

Sweetwater Farm 3718 N 495 Rd Rose, OK 74364

Schedule: Monday – Friday

Hours: 6:45 am – 2:45 pm

Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

Tyson 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.

Position Summary:

• 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. Other duties may be assigned.
• Starting Wage: $16.00. Plus, additional shift differentials for evening; nights and weekends.
• Competitive benefits include:

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

Education assistance program, including GED assistance, Citizenship assistance, ESL, and tuition reimbursement

Referral incentives

Paid vacations

Paid holiday

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collects eggs from egg table, pick up eggs from floor, and record number of eggs laid (35%)
• Collects and handles eggs by observing/grades/cleans and records egg numbers distributes or disposes according to Cobb standard (15%)
• Weighs feed, handles birds and weighs birds according to schedules (10%)
• Changes and cleans nest pads, dusts nest, cleans walls and ceilings, maintains egg room in a clean state and performs other routine housekeeping duties; add/change litter (10%)
• Records information according to instructions such as egg numbers, bird weight, medications, feed intake, mortality, and production percentage. (5%)
• Houses birds, places in designated pens per housing instructions. Loads birds for processing. Assists with activities at the University of Arkansas Processing Plant and designated commercial hatchery. Helps with special projects. Mows/Weed eats grounds on the farm. 20%

Other duties, responsibilities, and activities.

These may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, such as: inspects birds to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly; sanitation of breakroom, boot rooms, equipment, and vehicles; properly euthanize selected or weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy (10%)

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare/Safety 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 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 stoop/bend over to floor level to collect eggs up to 300 times per shift. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds to move items such as feed buckets, tools, and trash can. Must regularly push or pull up to 500 lbs. (wheeled feed cart) 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.

Tools and Equipment: Requires use of hand tools such as wire cutters, pliers, wrenches, broom, squeegee, shovel, counter, vaccination gun, stick needle, eye drop bottle, animal tag pliers; power tools such as cordless 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, slipp