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Tyson Foods

Processes and sells chicken, beef and pork

Artificial Insemination

Manufacturing & Production OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePineville, MO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Must have at least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no employment gaps greater than 6 months in the past 36 months; the allowable gap is extended to 18 months for applicants who were laid off or providing child or elder care. This history requirement does not apply to applicants who have been full-time students consecutively for the past 36 months.
  • Must be willing and able to meet the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, including regularly lifting and controlling hens and roosters weighing up to 16 pounds and carrying catch frames weighing up to 10 pounds for distances up to 300 feet; standing for most of the shift; repetitive arm and hand use for up to 8 hours per day; walking, sitting, balancing, bending, stooping, and the specified vision abilities.
  • Must be willing to shower and change clothing and footwear before entering the biosecure facility, avoid contact with avian species, and sign and comply with company biosecurity and animal welfare guidelines.
  • Must use required personal protective equipment, including safety goggles and/or glasses, chemical gloves, a waterproof apron, and rubber boots.
  • Must follow applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Lockout/Tagout, and Personal Protective Equipment, and identify, address, and mitigate safety risks.
  • Must safely operate a vehicle to and from the work area.

Responsibilities

  • Catch and control roosters for milking in accordance with animal welfare guidelines.
  • Stimulate males, collect semen into a vial, and visually observe the collected semen for viability.
  • Catch, invert, and present hens’ oviducts for insemination in accordance with animal welfare guidelines.
  • Move birds between houses; collect laboratory sample swabs; operate high-pressure and regular water hoses; maintain foot pans and hand sanitizer; check equipment fluid levels, filters, and tire pressure; clean and disinfect equipment; and maintain a clean and organized work area.

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous agricultural or production experience is preferred.

About the Company

Tyson Foods

Processes and sells chicken, beef and pork

Tyson Foods processes chicken, beef and pork and sells fresh meat and packaged foods to grocery stores, restaurants and other food businesses in the US and abroad. Its grocery brands include Tyson chicken, Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage, Hillshire Farm smoked sausage and lunch meat, Ball Park hot dogs and Wright bacon. The company runs separate chicken, beef, pork and prepared foods businesses, processing animals in its own plants into raw cuts and cooked, ready-to-heat products. It earns money selling those products by the pound to retailers and foodservice buyers and under its own consumer brands. Tyson Foods was founded in 1935 and is based in Springdale, Arkansas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Springdale, AR
Founded
1935

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