Poultry Farm Hand — Outdoor, Full-Time, Career Path

Pavilion Farms; Carisbrook; On-site; AUD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Steady year-round work

Full training in animal welfare, biose

Career progression to Trainee Farm/ 0

Job summary

Pavilion Farms in Carisbrook, VIC is hiring Farm Hands for our broiler complex. Your main job is keeping sheds clean and in healthy condition so the birds thrive, along with placement, pick-up and turning sheds around between batches. We value reliability and hard work.

This is an outdoors, hands-on role on a weekend roster, with full training in animal welfare, biosecurity and shed management. You’ll report to the Farm Manager and work with a small team, with opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Reliable, hard-working and happy to start early.
• Comfortable working on a weekend roster.
• Physically fit for outdoor work in all weather and dusty shed conditions.
• A current driver’s licence and your own transport (our farms are rural).
• Full working rights in Australia.
• Poultry, livestock or farm experience is a plus, but not essential: we'll train the right person.
• Forklift licence or tractor/machinery experience is a bonus.
• Applicants must not keep backyard poultry or pet birds, or work for another poultry business while employed.

Responsibilities

• Keep sheds clean, dry and healthy for the birds: this is your number-one priority.
• Maintain litter quality and keep drinkers, feeders and shed surrounds clean and free of leaks and spills.
• Help with chick placement, bird pick-up and shed cleanout between batches.
• Look after general farm upkeep: mowing, minor maintenance and keeping the site tidy at all times.
• Follow our biosecurity rules every day, without exception.
• Record your work accurately in our digital apps.

Skills

Reliable

Hard-working

Weekend roster

Tools

Forklift licence

Tractor/machinery experience

Job description

Pavilion Farms in Carisbrook, VIC is hiring Farm Hands for our broiler complex. Your main job is keeping sheds clean and in healthy condition so the birds thrive, along with placement, pick-up and turning sheds around between batches. We value reliability and hard work.

This is an outdoors, hands-on role on a weekend roster, with full training in animal welfare, biosecurity and shed management. You’ll report to the Farm Manager and work with a small team, with opportunities for progression