Poultry Farm Labourer

Work site environment

• Broiler and other meat-type chicken production
• Chicken farming
• Layer poultry farming
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Cold/refrigerated
• Livestock
• Poultry and egg production
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Feed inventory
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Weeding
• 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 livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• 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
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Egg gathering system
• Feeding and watering system
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Tillage equipment
• Welding
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
• Automated environmental control equipment
• Manure handling and storage

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Poultry

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Medical exam
• Credit check

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available
• Own transportation

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
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Overtime required
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner