Western Hatchery Ltd is hiring
Farm Worker, Poultry with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• Experience an asset

On site

• Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Broiler and other meat-type chicken production
• Chicken farming
• Layer poultry farming
• Outdoors
• In/on water
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Cold/refrigerated
• Livestock
• Poultry and egg production
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Various locations

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Treat livestock health issues
• Feed and tend animals
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Area of specialization

• Poultry

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Reliability