Cobb - Artificial Insemination Labor PR03

Job Details:

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 Pay: $19.05 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 12 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

Job Title:  AI Person                                                             Job Group:  PR03

FLSA Status:  Nonexempt                                                  Position reports to:  Prod Mgr Pedigree       

Disc vs Non Disc: D                                                         

Location:  Pocomoke Farm

Schedule:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9am to 6pm and Wednesday 9am – 1pm.

Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs. 

Pay: Starting pay - $19.05/hour

Position Summary:

• This position is responsible collecting semen and inseminating hens, up to 1,500 birds a day / 180-240 per hour with a two {2} person team, in egg production areas by performing all essential duties in rotation with others.  Other duties may be assigned.
• Must be able to complete all production paperwork or data entry into a computer based tracking system or any tasks related to the job function

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Catch rooster and control for milking per animal welfare guidelines (25%)
• Stimulate male and collect semen into vial, visually observe collected semen for viability (25%)
• Catch hen, invert, and present oviduct for insemination per animal welfare guidelines (25%)
• Performs simple math [addition, subtraction, multiplication and division] as part of recording information according to instructions and Cobb standards ie: bird weight, medications, feed intake, and mortality (15%)

Other duties, responsibilities, and activities: (10%)

• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.  Such as:  Move birds between houses, lab sample swabs, operate a high pressure and regular water hose, maintains foot pans and hand sanitizer, maintain equipment by checking fluid levels, filters, tire pressure, and clean/disinfect to remove debris, maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Inspects birds to determine quality and progress by weighing birds weekly; carry out swabbing duties as needed; sanitation