Poultry Farm Hands - Breeder Rearing

Darwalla Group; Killarney; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

Safety training

Safety equipment provided

Job summary

Darwalla is recruiting for roles on our poultry rearing farm at Killarney, Southern Darling Downs. Join a small, motivated team caring for day-old chicks to support our future laying flocks. No prior experience is required as full training is provided.

Hours are seasonal; typical shifts run 6am–3pm, 5 days a week (≈30 hours). A valid Australian work visa is required, and a driver’s licence is essential. We maintain strict bio-security; uniforms and safety equipment are provided, and applicants

Qualifications

• Meet bio-security requirements.
• Physically fit and hardworking.
• Reliable and self-motivated.
• Mature and responsible attitude.
• Good communicator and a team player.
• Able to work in a dusty, noisy poultry environment.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Experience in production or farming is advantageous.
• Car with Licence is preferred.
• Forklift ticket is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Place day-old chicks into pens.
• Catch birds and assist with vaccination.
• Grade birds and monitor welfare.
• Clean sheds and maintain bio-security protocols.

Skills

Bio-security

Physically fit

Reliable

Team player

English proficiency

Car and licence

Forklift ticket (adv)

Mechanically minded

Job description

• Work with a committed team & great people in our poultry production farms
• Above award pay rate: $26.44/hr with 26% casual loading
• Commitment to the Health and Safety of all employees
• Uniform, training and relevant safety equipment provided
• Applicants MUST have a current working visa for Australia

About the Role

Darwalla is actively recruiting for candidates to work as part of a small highly motivated team on our poultry rearing farm, located at Killarney on the Southern Darling Downs. Our rearing farms are where the day old chicks are reared to be our future fertile egg layers.

The successful candidates will be required to carry out a wide range of physical tasks including placing day old chicks, catching birds, vaccinating birds, grading birds and clean-out of sheds. Full training is provided, so no experience is necessary, however a willingness to learn and work hard is essential.

Generally, the hours of work are seasonal to meet production requirements of the farm, Work hours are are between 6am to 3pm, 5 day week across 7 days/week. 30 hour week. The farm is located in a rural location, so a drivers licence and access to reliable transport is a necessity.

The poultry industry has very strict bio-security and animal welfare standards, so all employees are restricted from keeping pet birds, poultry and pigs and residing with others who work at other poultry or pig farming work sites. Therefore, if you have poultry, birds or pigs kept at your house, cannot work for Darwalla in this role. Our farms are all shower-on & shower-off facilities.

Skills & Experience

Successful candidates must have the following attributes:

• meet bio-security requirements
• physically fit & hard working
• reliable &self-motivated
• have a mature & responsible attitude
• good communicator & ateam player
• have a tolerance to working in a poultry environment, which can be dusty, noisy and smelly
• good understanding of English, both written & oral
• previous experience in production or farming is an advantage
• Mechanically minded
• Car and Licence
• forklift ticket an Advantage

About Darwalla

Darwalla has a diverse workforce and welcomes applicants who are as passionate as we are about producing quality chickens. As a fourth-generation family business, Darwalla started producing chickens almost 90 years ago at Mt Cotton, with farms now located in the Redlands, on the Darling Downs and in the Lockyer Valley.

Safety is a priority of ours and we look after our people. You will be provided with a uniform, training & relevant safety equipment.