GREEN FOREST, Ark.—A new chicken-deboning operation and 370 more jobs will be added to the Tyson Foods Inc. plant in Green Forest, the company says.

The payroll at the plant will increase by about $15 million a year, the company announced Friday.

“We’re really excited about the expansion and looking forward to seeing the growth both for Tyson and the city,” Green Forest Mayor Richard Deweese said.

Deboning workers will earn $12 to $13.50 an hour, plus 40 cents extra for night workers. That’s higher than other Tyson line workers, even with the raise announced for them Friday and effective July 20.

The company may provide bus transportation for workers from Huntsville and Harrison, and Tyson has talked with developers about the need for new, affordable housing in the Berryville and Green Forest area, according to a company news release.

The release said current workers can earn a $600 bonus for each new worker they recruit when the new worker reaches 90 days on the job.

The new installation is expected to cost about $11 million.

Tracy Tedder, manager of the Green Forest-Berryville Poultry Complex, said deboning at Green Forest instead of shipping fresh chickens to other plants for deboning would be more efficient and should result in improved product yield.