Artificial Insemination

Job Details:

Schedule:  Monday-Thursday including holidays.

Hours: 6:30 am until 4:30 pm and averages 40+ hrs per week. 

Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

Join the Cobb Family and Grow With Us!
At Cobb, we’re passionate about helping our team members thrive—both professionally and personally. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family in every stage of life. The best part- you’re eligible for benefits on day 1 of full time hire!

Starting Wage: $19.50 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends.

What’s in it for you?

Our competitive benefits include:

·         Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

·         Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

·         Free Telehealth Services

·         Free Mental Health Services

·         Well-Being Support Programs

·         401K & Stock Options

·         Company Paid Life Insurance

·         Free Education starting your first day on 175 -degree programs

·         Citizenship Assistance

·         Discounts on thousands of programs and services through Beneplace 

·         Additionally, we offer incentives such as Cobb Rewards, New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses, Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays, Overtime Eligibility, and Earned Time Off.

These are just a few of the ways we invest in YOU. Ready to take the next step? Apply today and become part of the Cobb family!

Priority consideration will be provided to internal applicants first. Applicants with previous agricultural or production experience will be considered preferred.  Applicants must reside in the United States to be considered for an interview.

Requirements: Must have at least 6 months of consecutive work history with one employer and no additional job gaps in employment greater than 6 months in the past 36 months. If applicant has been laid off or providing child or elder care, the employment gap will be increased to 18 months. Previous work history will not apply to applicants who have been full time students consecutively for the last 36 months.

Rehire criteria is a minimum waiting period of 180 days.

Rehire Rule of no more than 3 times worked at Cobb/Tyson Foods.

Company: Cobb

Position Summary:

• This position is responsible for collecting semen and inseminating hens in chicken houses.  Inspecting semen to determine quality and quantity for use as well as inspection of hens for evidence of production. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare for insemination process by equipment set up such as: funnel/tip collection, bird platform, step stool, microscope/densimeter, etc. (10%)
• Retrieval and meticulous processing of males to collect semen and inverting females to inseminate (35%)
• Replace males based on fertility numbers/ or mortality. Inspection of females for evidence of production. (10%)
• Utilize microscope/densimeter to determine semen quality; utilize visual to determine semen quantity (10%)

Other duties, responsibilities, and activities;

·         Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, such as: washing/disinfection vehicles; sanitize AI breakroom; trim beaks/vents; properly euthanize selected or weak/ill birds in accordance with company policy. Farming out to other areas during down time. (35%)

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare Requirements:

·         The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering on-site and changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility.  Appropriate clothing and footwear is provided by the Company.  No jewelry may be worn on the job site except 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:

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Physical:  Must use safe lifting techniques.  Will occasionally lift and/or move, using two Team Members, up to 80 pounds to move items such as bird coops. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand majority of shift (concrete floor, shavings); use hands to handle or feel objects and controls (mandatory hand stretching exercises); reach with hands and arms; balance; climbing/ladder usage; stoop/bend repeatedly; wrist movement with pipettes; talk or hear; drive a vehicle within the farm complex.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include meticulous close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
• Tools and Equipment:  Catch frames, carts, micro pipettor, microscope and densimeter.
• Environment:  Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and also work in hot, dry, extreme dusty, wet and cold environments.
• Personal Protective Equipment Required:  Safety goggles and/or glasses, chemical gloves, wrist compression gloves, safety glasses and company issued footwear are required.  Ear plugs will be used as needed. 
• Chemicals Commonly Used:  Disinfectants such as Synergize, Virocid, Clorox Wipes, Bleach, hand sanitizer, Lysol, etc.
• Safety: Team member 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. Team member is expected to identify, address and mitigate safety related risks. 




Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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