Farm Worker

Duties:

Job Overview: This position performs essential manual tasks, including tending to and catching poultry, operating machinery, and may also plant / harvest crops. Work may be outdoors or inside barns. This is a physically demanding role that may require heavy lifting and long hours.  

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Handling and caring for poultry
• Catching poultry and loading for transport
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
• Monitoring animal health; removing any trapped, sick or dead birds
• Gathering eggs; packing and operating equipment
• Running manure belts and adjusting litter depth when necessary
• Monitoring and removing pests
• Keeping the barn clean, which includes manure removal and blow down
• Maintaining sick pens for injured birds, and disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Perform general farm maintenance on caging equipment, including installations when necessary
• Maintain livestock performance records; write daily basic progress reports; keep logs and maintain records
• Harvesting and baling hay using tractors and equipment
• Other duties i.e. equipment maintenance, general cleaning maintenance, loading and unloading trucks

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in poultry barns with exposure to dust, noise, odors, and varying temperatures
• Physically demanding tasks, including lifting, bending, and standing for extended periods
• May require use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Work may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays