poultry farm worker
Your tasks
Work site environment
- Broiler and other meat-type chicken production.
- Chicken farming.
- Outdoors.
- In/on water.
- Confined spaces.
- Dangerous.
- Dusty.
- Hot.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Wet/damp.
- Cold/refrigerated.
- Livestock.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Handling animals.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Feed and tend animals.
- 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.
Area of specialization Poultry.
Requirements
Education No degree, certificate or diploma.
Own tools/equipment Steel-toed safety boots.
Screening questions Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience an asset.
Other
Work setting Rural area. Staff accommodation available.
Transportation/travel information Public transportation is not available.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Large workload.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Employment terms options
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
Employment terms options
- Day.
- Weekend.