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Tyson Foods

Processes and sells chicken, beef and pork

Hatchery Processing Labor

Machine & Process OperationPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeRose, OK, USA$18.45 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have at least 12 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no employment gaps greater than 6 months during the past 36 months. If laid off or providing child or elder care, the allowable gap is increased to 18 months. This work-history requirement does not apply to applicants who have been full-time students consecutively for the last 36 months.
  • Be willing to sign an agreement to avoid any avian species, including chickens, ducks, and birds.
  • Be willing to sign and abide by the company's Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines.
  • Be able and willing to meet the physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation, including regularly lifting or moving up to 40 pounds and occasionally moving up to 1,000 pounds with tools such as a wheeled buggy; standing for most of the shift; walking, sitting, handling objects and controls, reaching, balancing, climbing or using ladders, stooping or bending, and driving within the farm complex.
  • Be able to work on wet and slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, icy, snowy, and cold environments.
  • Wear required personal protective equipment, including safety goggles or glasses, a face shield, chemical gloves, a waterproof apron, and company-issued footwear; use ear plugs as required and NIOSH-approved N95 particulate respirators as needed.
  • Follow applicable safety policies and procedures, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, lockout/tagout, and Personal Protective Equipment procedures, and identify, address, and mitigate safety risks.
  • Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview.

Responsibilities

  • Grade and transfer eggs from pedigree flocks for hatching.
  • Tray eggs by observing shell color, texture, streaks, shadings, discolorations, and size; examine yolk position and air-cell size; place hatching eggs in hatch buggies; and place broken, dirty, or other substandard eggs in a container.
  • Record egg and chick information using a touchscreen tablet.
  • Perform sanitation activities, including operating the tray washer and removing eggshells; clean and sanitize setters, hatchers, egg rooms, tables, drains, and chick-processing areas using a broom, power washer, scratch pads, and squeegee.
  • Participate in the hatch process by wing-banding chicks, vaccinating chicks with an injection gun, counting chicks, and delivering chicks to brooding houses.
  • Euthanize selected or substandard chicks using company-approved methods.
  • Perform other assigned duties, which may include cleaning the hatchery office, break room, and restrooms; sanitizing vehicles; and assisting with egg orders.
  • Shower and change clothing and footwear before entering the biosecure facility.

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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