Overview
This position performs essential manual tasks, including tending to 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. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Tasks
- Handling and caring for poultry
- 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
- Disinfect 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/trailers
Equipment and Machinery
- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Egg gathering system
- Haying and baling tractors and equipment
- Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
- Automated environmental control equipment
- Manure handling and storage
Skills and Experience Required
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
- No education or experience required, however, 6-12 months of previous experience
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely. Jobs are available at various locations within Southwestern Ontario, including Walkerton, Mapleton, Listowel, and Elora.
Work environment
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Chicken farming
- Poultry and egg production
- Hay farming
The description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties.
Moonfleet Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free, and accessible environment. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates throughout the recruitment process.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Moonfleet Group of Companies may use automated systems (AI) to support application screening; however, final hiring decisions are made by our team.
Pay: From $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
