poultry farm labourer

Work site environment

• Broiler and other meat-type chicken production
• Chicken farming
• Organic farming
• Other grain farming
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• Odours
• Dusty
• Poultry and egg production
• Livestock

Work setting

• Staff accommodation provided
• Willing to relocate
• Relocation costs covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
• Perform general farm duties
• Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Tractor

Product inspection experience

• Poultry

Automated systems experience

• Manure handling and storage

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Energetic

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Long term benefits

• Other benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site housing options
• On-site recreation and activities
• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer