Poultry Farm Worker

  • elmira

Equipment and Machinery Experience :

  • Tractor
  • Loader

Type of Farm Operations :

  • Turkey farming
  • Chicken farming
  • Layer poultry farming
  • Other poultry farming

Specific Skills :

  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
  • Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
  • Monitoring animal health

Work Site Environment :

  • Confined spaces
  • Outdoors
  • Wet/damp
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dusty
  • Hot

Transportation/Travel Information :

  • Vehicle supplied by employer
  • Willing to travel regularly
  • Willing to travel for extended periods

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities :

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Sitting
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Overtime required

Work Location Information :

  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Various locations

Specialized Livestock Workers Specific Skills :

  • Handling animals

Personal Suitability :

  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Team player

Financial benefits :

  • Bonus
  • Piece work

Other benefits :

  • Transportation provided by employer