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Cobb - Machine Tech (1st Shift)

Tyson Foods
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Aug 2025
💰 $35,000/yr

About the role

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Job Details:

At Cobb, we are dedicated to helping our team members thrive both professionally and personally. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family in every aspect of life.

Starting wage $17.50 per hour plus additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends.

Our competitive benefits include:

  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance from Day 1 of hire
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Telehealth Services
  • Well-Being Support Programs
  • 401K & Stock Purchase Plan
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Fully Funded Education
  • Discount Program
  • 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 benefits and perks we offer. Continue growing with our family & apply today to become part of the Cobb team!

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.

Company: Cobb

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

Hours: Beginning at 4:15 a.m. until the job is complete. Typically, these positions average 40 hours a week. The work schedule is subject to change based on production needs.

                               

Position Summary:

  • This position is responsible for the cleaning, storage, reassembling, testing, and maintenance of hatchery processing machinery. Train operators on proper use of equipment during processing and make required adjustments; also perform preventative maintenance.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Experience: Six months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare robots and hatchery processing machinery each morning for the day. (10%)
  • Complete preventative maintenance checks daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. (10%)
  • Troubleshoot robots and make repairs and adjustments as needed. (10%)
  • Monitor chicks for uniformity of beak trim and vaccination. (10%)
  • Operate robots performing beak trim and vaccination (40%)
  • Consult with robot operators if there is a problem with the birds they have serviced. (10%)
  • Operate a high-pressure and regular water hose, maintain foot pans and hand sanitizers, grade, and toe trim chicks, operate box strapper, operate Coccivac machine, wash chick boxes, and maintain a clean and organized work area. (10%)

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare Requirements:

  • The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering, changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility. The Company provides appropriate clothing and footwear. No jewelry may be worn on the jobsite except for 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. Must regularly push or pull stacks of chick boxes weighing up to 125 lbs. Must lift chick boxes weighing up to 30 lbs. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand the majority of the shift (concrete floor); walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; bend over; talk or hear.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Tools and Equipment: Proficiency in using Robot and Toe Trimming machine.
  • Environment: Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet, and cold en

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