Cobb- Selection Lead

Job Details:

Schedule:  Monday through Thursday, including holidays

Rotating weekend schedule (approximately 4 weekends per year)

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 5:00 am to 3:00 pm

Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

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 $21.20 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

Summary:

• This position engages in the selection of birds at a designated age based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits.  This position also assists in the monitoring and coordinating of activities of Selection crew team members.  Other duties may be assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Engages in the selection of approximately 1500-2500 pedigree birds daily at designated age based on conformation, physical attributes, and other heritable traits. (40%)
• Records information on a touch screen tablet such as bird weight, bird kept, number of birds selected, and bird sent to dissect.  (30%)
• Monitors bird handling, bird transfer, bird welfare, and properly identifies the coop birds are assigned to; monitors selection numbers and percentages by line and sex.  (10%)
• Monitors the washing/sanitizing of coops daily via commercial pressure washer on wet/slick floors, maintains clean foot pans in assigned boot room, weekly sanitation of break room and all equipment used during selection process.  (10%)
• Lead person must currently have and consistently maintain 4 attendance points or less. 
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, such as:  assists with identifying gender, catching, scanning wing band number, and audit market birds for wing bands; assists in set-up for selection by loading empty coops into house, placing catch frames in pens for easier bird access, hanging lights for better visual, set-up of scales and scanner, making coop labels, placing coops in pens and running needed cords.  Assists manager with scheduling due to absent team members; properly euthanizes weak, ill and injured birds in accordance with company policy.  (10%)

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare Requirements:

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

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 lift and/or move, using two team members, up to 50 pounds to move items such as bird coops; tools, such as angle iron dolly; may be required to occasionally lift and/or move stacks of bird coops.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand the majority of th