poultry farm worker
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Chicken farming.
- Duck and geese farming.
- Layer poultry farming.
- Other poultry farming.
- Turkey farming.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Wet/damp.
- Livestock.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
Work setting:
Rural area. Staff accommodation available.
Tasks:
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses.
- Handling animals.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Perform livestock feeding.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops.
Transportation/travel information:
Public transportation is not available.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Large workload.
- Sitting.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability:
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
Day. Weekend.
Health benefits:
Health care plan.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.