Hatchery Assistant

Pepe's Ducks Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms provided

On-the-job training

Job summary

Pepe's Ducks Ltd in Mulgrave, NSW, is seeking a Hatchery Assistant to support our breeding program. Hours follow a weekly roster and include weekends; starts around 4.45am with finish times typically between 10am and 12pm.

You must be physically fit and able to lift up to 10kg and work with live poultry. Duties include loading and packing eggs and ducklings for transport, sorting and grading eggs for hatching, preparing eggs for incubation and maintaining incubators and equipment.

Qualifications

• You must be physically fit and able to lift, push and pull trays up to 10kgs repeatedly.
• Must be able to work weekends.
• Must be comfortable working with live poultry.

Responsibilities

• Loading and packing eggs and ducklings for local transport
• The handling and grading of fertile duck eggs for hatching
• Sort and grade eggs and day-old poultry
• Prepare eggs for incubation
• Use of modern automated equipment
• Clean and sanitise incubators, hatchers and equipment

Skills

Physical fitness

Weekend availability

Lift 10 kg

Job description

About the role

Located in Mulgrave, NSW (near Windsor) the position of Hatchery Assistant plays a pivotal role within our breeding program. Hours are as per a weekly rostering system including weekends. The workday usually starts 4.45am, with flexible finish times (generally between 10am to 12pm).

You must be physically fit and able to lift, push and pull trays up to 10kgs repeatedly.

Must be able to work weekends.

Must be comfortable working with live poultry

The Hatchery Assistants role:

• Loading and packing eggs and ducklings for local transport
• The handling and grading of fertile duck eggs for hatching
• Sort and grade eggs and day-old poultry
• Prepare eggs for incubation
• Use of modern automated equipment
• Clean and sanitise incubators, hatchers and equipment

We provide uniforms and on the job training. Applicants with previous experience in the Poultry Processing industry and Food Manufacturing industry will be highly regarded.

Bio-Security:

Due to our strict bio-security constraints, we cannot consider applicants with the following:

• Have birds or pigs of any variety at their place of residence or are in regular contact with any type of birds or pigs;
• Are in regular contact with persons who are in regular contact with any type of birds or pigs

Our recruitment process:

We will contact successful applicants for an interview. Part of Pepe's Ducks recruitment is to undergo a Pre-Employment Medical (including drug and alcohol test). You must have full Australian work rights to be successful for the role.