FVSP | Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry
Chicken Farm Manager
5:30AM – 3:00PM (45 hrs/week) – Weekend availability required
$25 per hour, based on experience
About FVSP
Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry (FVSP) is a well-established, family-owned poultry company with over 50 years of history in British Columbia. Unlike a typical distributor, we manage the full process — from farm production and processing to distribution and sales — serving restaurants, retailers, and food service customers across the Lower Mainland.
We take pride in a friendly, supportive, and team-oriented work environment where every team member is valued and plays a meaningful role in our day-to-day success. If you enjoy working with food, building relationships, and being part of a close-knit team — this is the place for you.
The Role
Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry is seeking an experienced and dedicated Chicken Farm Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of our specialty poultry farm in Yarrow, managing chickens from brooding through shipping. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for animal welfare, biosecurity, health and safety compliance, and staff supervision, ensuring our birds are raised to meet the quality standards required by our plant and market. The successful candidate will monitor and manage environmental controls (temperature, ventilation, feed and water systems), lead and train farm staff, maintain accurate production records, and proactively identify opportunities to improve farm practices, efficiency, and animal welfare outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the housing and care of chicken from brooding to shipping.
- Collect and record all mortality.
- Ensure feed lines and water lines are working correctly daily.
- Set computers for temperature, heaters, fans, and vents.
- Seeing opportunities and implement new farm practices to move forward quality, animal welfare, health & safety, and efficiencies.
- Oversee and direct labor appropriately to be most efficient.
- Responsible to ensure the poultry are fed, housed, with appropriate environment and ventilation.
- Utilizing best management practices train and mentor staff regarding animal husbandry.
- Ensure that all company animal welfare, HACCP, Biosecurity and Health and Safety SOP’s, Policies, Protocols, and procedures are being followed.
- Improve and maintain an active biosecurity program that is farm specific to the chicken operation.
- Responsible for the transfers and hauling of chicken from this location.
- Ensure all the necessary record keeping and paperwork for the production and staff are filled out appropriately and submitted to the required department.
- Pro-actively informing maintenance of required scheduled work within barns and/or equipment.
- Responsible to ensure the farm site around the barns and driveways are tidy, free of debris, and improved as required and authorized.
- During winter, responsible to ensure snow removal, ice melt and sidewalks are cleared from this location.
- Creating and implementing a severe weather plan to ensure farm is ready and able to deal cold snaps or severe hot weather as required.
- Responsible for training, basic inspections, washing, cleaning, greasing, blowing of tractors, skid steers and implements.
- Overseeing the mortality composting process and turning and executing it in a way to minimize odor.
- Order and schedule regular bedding, feed, and required farm production supplies.
- Schedule in support for maintenance or the plant as required for support with equipment.
What We're Looking For
Required
- Previous experience in poultry or livestock farm management, animal husbandry, or agricultural operations
- Strong working knowledge of animal welfare standards, biosecurity protocols, and HACCP or food safety systems
- Experience supervising and training staff, with the ability to lead a team effectively in a physically demanding environment
- Mechanical aptitude, including experience operating and performing basic maintenance on farm equipment (tractors, skid steers, implements)
- Strong attention to detail and record-keeping skills, with comfort completing required production and compliance documentation
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to plan ahead for seasonal challenges (severe weather, winter conditions)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to coordinate with Farm Operations, maintenance, and plant departments
- Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions and performing physical tasks on a farm site
- Valid driver's license (for transfers/hauling responsibilities)
- Availability for a full-time schedule (Monday–Friday, 45 hours/week), with flexibility for occasional off-hours needs related to animal care
Why Join FVSP?
- Work directly with a passionate, experienced team in the food industry
- Family-run company with a long-standing reputation and loyal customer base
- Meaningful role where your contributions make a direct daily impact
- Real career pathways — we promote from within and invest in training.
- Hands-on role where your attention to detail keeps customers happy and product safe.
- A respectful, team-first culture that values a positive attitude and long-term fit.
- Extended Health Benefits (Including, but not Limited to Chiropractors, Massage Therapy), Routine eye exam coverage, Dental, Life & Dependent Life insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Travel Insurance, Long Term Disability, and an annual Health/Lifestyle Spending Account).
- Paid orientation
- 20% discount at our retail store
- A safe, food-safety focused workplace where teamwork matters.
- Lunch items available at our retail store
- “Tab” system at our onsite retail store for full-time employees
Relevant Experience: Any sort of food processing experience, forklift ticket, air ticket, WHMIS, food safe and first aid are all assets to this position but not required.
FVSP employs a wide range of people from different backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life. We deeply value diversity, equity, and inclusion. Join us and become part of our growing family!
Visit our website at http://www.fvsp.ca (http://www.fvsp.ca)
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