Dawn Hatchery Technician

Pepe's Ducks Ltd; Hawkesbury; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms

On-the-job training

Job summary

Pepe's Ducks Ltd in Mulgrave, NSW, is seeking a Hatchery Assistant to support our breeding program. The role involves loading and packing eggs and ducklings for local transport, grading eggs for incubation, and operating automated hatchery equipment.

Typical start around 4:45am with weekend work and on-the-job training. Must be comfortable with live poultry and meet bio-security requirements; full Australian work rights are required.

Qualifications

• Physical fitness to lift, push and pull trays up to 10 kg.
• Ability to work weekends.
• Comfort working with live poultry.
• Previous poultry processing or food manufacturing experience welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Load and pack eggs and ducklings for local transport.
• Handle and grade fertile duck eggs for hatching.
• Sort and grade eggs and day-old poultry.
• Prepare eggs for incubation.
• Operate modern automated hatchery equipment.
• Clean and sanitise incubators, hatchers and related equipment.

Skills

Physical fitness

Weekend work

Poultry experience

Tools

Incubators

Hatchery equipment

Automated equipment

Job description

Pepe's Ducks Ltd in Mulgrave, NSW, is seeking a Hatchery Assistant to support our breeding program. The role involves loading and packing eggs and ducklings for local transport, grading eggs for incubation, and operating automated hatchery equipment.

Typical start around 4:45am with weekend work and on-the-job training. Must be comfortable with live poultry and meet bio-security requirements; full Australian work rights are required.