Farm Worker, General

Work site environment

• Broiler and other meat-type chicken production
• Chicken farming
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Treat livestock health issues
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• 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

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Skidsteer
• Forklift
• Pressure washers

Area of specialization

• Poultry

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Reliability

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus