Hatchery Worker (3rd Shift)
Tyson Foods, Inc.

Job Details:

Starting wage- $17.00/hour with an additional $2.50/hour attendance incentive.

Plus, additional shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends

Competitive benefits, including:

*Health, Dental and Vision Insurance at Day 1 of hire

*Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

*Short and Long Term Disability

*Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity Insurance

*401(k)

*Stock Purchase Plan

*Tuition-free programs at high-quality schools, including college degrees, certificates,

high school completion, English language learning courses, and more.

*New hire Referral Incentives

*Paid Vacations

*Paid Holidays

* Over time eligibility

* Earned time off

Location: Blairsville Hatchery, Blairsville, GA

Schedule: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, with alternating weekends, including holidays, until the job is complete.

Hours: Shifts begin at 5:00pm. Typically these positions generally average 40 hours a week.

Work schedule is subject to change based upon production needs.

Position Summary:

• This position is responsible for operating the high pressure and regular water hose to clean and sanitize the chick room, monitoring and recording temperatures in hatchers and setters, fogging, and padding empty chick boxes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize all chick room equipment using a high pressure and regular water hose. (40%)

• Monitor and record temperatures in the hatchers and setters. (10%)

• Follow fogging schedule. (10%)

• Pad empty chick boxes. (20%)

• Set eggs. (10%)

• Stack and move chick boxes, maintain foot pans, and hand sanitizers, and maintain a clean an organized work area. (10%)

Biosecurity/Animal Welfare Requirement:

• The jobsite is a biosecure environment which requires showering on-site and 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 be able to life/move 50 lbs. and must be able to push/pull 500-1500 lbs. (with wheels). Overhead lifting is required. Required to work on wet and slippery surfaces each day. 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; 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: High Pressure hose

• Environment: Required to work on wet, slippery surfaces and in hot, dry, dusty, wet and cold environments.

• Personal Protective Equipment Required: Safety glasses, Safety goggles, face shield, chemical gloves, waterproof apron, and rubber boots are required when handling chemicals. Ear plugs and earmuffs will be used as needed.

• Chemicals Commonly Used: Formaldehyde is used at the facility, disinfectant, lubricants and virocid.

• Safety: Team Member is expected to follow all applicable safety policies and procedures. These include but are not limited to Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Lock out Tag out, and Personal Protective equipment. Team Member is expected to identify, address, and mitigate safety related risks.

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 Georgia counties: Towns, Union, Fannin, Rabun OR North Carolina counties: Cherokee or Clay to be considered for an interview.

Eligible candidates will have greater than 12 consecutive months of employment with a single employer within the last 36 months.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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