Cobb - QA Inspector

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 $18.00 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
• Educational Assistance
• Discount Program
• Additionally, we offer incentives such as Cobb Rewards, New Hire Referral and Referral Bonuses, Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays, and Earned Time Off.
• Company: Cobb

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

Location: Kentucky Hatchery, Monticello, KY                                                            

Schedule: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Hours: Start times will vary due to workload and customer requests. Averages approximately 10-12 hours per shift.  Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

Position Summary:

• This position is responsible for testing and inspecting quality and practices at all stages of chick processing and complies and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain reliability of the hatchery’s outgoing quality level to assure chick quality standards are being met.  Other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience:  6 months related experience preferred.  Excel and CHS experience preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Weigh and check chick quality for each house.  Check chick quality every hour (30%).
• The morning of hatch, check CHS for changes on orders (15%).
• Check robots and injects for bad birds (15%).
• Check orders on the board for daily processing (15%).
• Must be able to read, write and perform simple math to enter hatch summary in the computer in order to compile and evaluate statistical data (15%).

Other Duties, Responsibilities and Activities

• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. Such as: Cleans chick weighing scales and coccivac machines and mixes vaccine.  Properly euthanize weak/ill chicks in accordance with company policy (10%).

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare Requirements/Safety

• The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering, changing clothing and footwear before entering the facility.  Appropriate clothing and footwear is provided by the Company.  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

• Physical:  Must use safe lifting techniques.  Must regularly lift/stack boxes of chicks weighing up to 15-17 pounds.  Must regularly push/pull a stack of 10 boxes of chicks on a wheeled dolly weighing up to approximately 150-170 pounds.  Must be able to bend to pick up boxes.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand majority of shift (concrete floor); walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; 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.

Must have good communication skills to accurately convey opinions and concerns.

Tools and Equipment:

• Environment:  Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and also in hot, dry, dusty, wet and cold environments.
• Personal Protective Equipment Required:   Ear plugs wi