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Tyson Foods

Processes and sells chicken, beef and pork

Three Springs Grow Out House Worker

Manufacturing & Production OperationsPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeRose, OK, USA$18.45 /hr

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 permitted gap increases to 18 months for applicants who were laid off or providing child or elder care. This work-history requirement does not apply to applicants who have been full-time students consecutively for the last 36 months.
  • Must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job, including regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds, standing for most of the shift, walking, climbing or using ladders, and stooping or bending up to 300 times per day, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Must be willing to shower and change clothing and footwear before entering the biosecure facility, avoid contact with avian species, and sign and abide by the Company Biosecurity and Animal Welfare Guidelines.
  • Must use required personal protective equipment and follow applicable safety policies, including Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Lockout/Tagout, and Personal Protective Equipment procedures; must identify, address, and mitigate safety risks.
  • Must work in wet, slippery, hot, dry, dusty, dark, icy, snowy, and cold environments, with low lighting conditions expected.
  • Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview.

Responsibilities

  • Weigh the correct amounts of feed and water birds according to schedules, inspect water lines daily, collect and dispose of mortality, and examine birds for signs of weakness or illness.
  • Drive a farm truck to feed conversion houses to load birds ready for grow houses, transfer the birds to the grow-out house, and place them in appropriate pens.
  • Calculate pen sizes based on the number of birds, adjust feeder, water, and space availability, place pen partitions, manage flooring by turning or adding shavings, and adjust controls to regulate poultry-house temperature and humidity according to instructions.
  • Sort birds by breast size and collect weekly samples of cleft palate swabs, feed, and shavings for the corporate laboratory.
  • Weigh birds weekly to inspect their quality and progress; maintain and sanitize breakrooms, boot rooms, equipment, and vehicles; vaccinate and isolate birds for disease control; administer medications such as vitamins as needed; and euthanize weak or ill birds according to company policy.
  • Perform other duties, responsibilities, and activities as assigned.

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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