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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: $17.00 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: Hatchery Processing                                                                            Job Group:  08

FLSA Status: Nonexempt                                                                       Position reports to:  Sr Supv Hatchery

Disc vs Non Disc: N                                                                          

Location: Pocomoke Hatchery, Pocomoke, MD

Schedule:  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday  including holidays

Hours: Begins at 5:00 a.m. until job is complete and Tuesdays beginning at 5:10 A.M. This  position generally averages 40 hours per week. 

Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

Position Summary:

• Inspect and process eggs for incubation, inspect and process chicks, maintain hatchery facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Grading eggs via light source for traying and transfer of eggs from pedigree flocks (10%)
• Setting of eggs which consists of: observes shell color and texture, internal characteristics such as streaks, shadings, discolorations, size and position of yolk, and size of air cell; places hatching eggs in buggies; place broken, dirty or other substandard eggs in container (15%)
• Process and vaccinate day old chicks (25%)
• Record data entry of egg and chick information onto touch screen tablet (10%)
• Performs the following sanitation activities: remove eggshells and culled chicks; clean and sanitize setters, hatchers, egg rooms, and chick processing areas (20%)
• Sort pedigree eggs by line and hen (5%)
• Clean hatchery office, break room and re