poultry farm labourer
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Broiler and other meat-type chicken production.
- Chicken farming.
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Other poultry farming.
- Outdoors.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Odours.
- Wet/damp.
- Horticultural field crop.
- Potato and vegetable.
- Poultry and egg production.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
Tasks:
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market..
- Handling animals.
- Mixing fertilizer.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops.
- Weeding.
- Harvest crops.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Maintain quality control and production records.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Maintain work records and logs.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market.
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Feeding and watering system.
- Tractor.
- Farm truck.
- Forage equipment.
- Loader.
- Manure spreader.
- Planting equipment.
- Tillage equipment.
- Vegetable harvester.
- Skidsteer.
- Forklift.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Large workload.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
Experience:
Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.