Breeder Farm Lead Hand

Maple Leaf Foods Inc; Hanover; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boot reimbursement

PPE provided

Job summary

Maple Leaf Foods Inc in Hanover, ON is seeking a dependable Lead Hand to support breeder farm operations. You will oversee daily farm activities, ensure animal care standards, and provide operational leadership during the work week, with additional responsibilities in the absence of Farm Supervisors.

This role requires weekend on-call duties, ability to work independently, and compliance with animal welfare protocols.

Qualifications

• Must follow animal welfare/CHEQ/biosecurity procedures.
• Demonstrated safe work practices.
• Experience in poultry operations is preferred.
• Valid G driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and sort eggs according to quality standards
• Perform routine cleaning and sanitation across breeder farm
• Completion of required paperwork
• Monitor and manage bird feeding schedules, ensuring proper nutrition and feed inventory control
• Maintain detailed logs of quality checks and production outputs
• Checking barns and eggs
• Weekend on-call management and staff supervision
• Providing day-to-day direction of employees
• Assist in development and implementation of farm safety and biosecurity protocols
• Ensure compliance with animal health and welfare protocols
• Ensure proper care and readiness of infrastructure, tools, and resources
• SAP Data Entry
• Training as required
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Safe work practices

Animal welfare/CHEQ/biosecurity

Attendance

Egg gathering

Mechanical ability

Holidays & weekends

Independent work

Supervisory experience

Poultry background

G license

Tools

SAP Data Entry

Job description

Breeder Farm Lead Hand – Hanover, ON

Location: Hanover, ON

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Posting Date: September 10, 2026

Application Deadline: October 10, 2026

Shift Details: Weekday and weekend shifts required, on rotation

Reason for vacancy: Existing Headcount

About Us

We’re a carbon-neutral food company on a mission to Raise the Good in Food—through better nutrition, safer workplaces, humane animal care, and sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We also work to reduce food insecurity in Canada. Join us and help build a better future.

Position Summary

We are seeking dependable, motivated individuals to join our team in a leadership role supporting our breeder farm operations. As a Lead Hand, you will play a key role in overseeing daily farm activities, ensuring animal care standards are met, and supporting team performance. This position provides operational leadership throughout the work week and assumes additional responsibilities during the absence of the Farm Supervisor(s).

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and sort eggs according to quality standards


• Perform routine cleaning and sanitation across breeder farm


• Completion of required paperwork


• Monitor and manage bird feeding schedules, ensuring proper nutrition and feed inventory control


• Maintain detailed logs of quality checks and production outputs


• Checking barns and eggs


• Weekend on call managing farm operations and staff


• Providing day-to-day direction of employees


• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and biosecurity protocols


• Ensure compliance with animal health and welfare protocols


• Ensure proper care and operational readiness of infrastructure, tools, and resources


• SAP Data Entry


• Training as required


• Other duties as assigned

What’s in it for you?

• $23.33 - $24.33 per hour (based on progression)


• All PPE is provided to employees (Boot Reimbursement of $125 after 3 months of service)

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to safe work practices


• Must understand and follow all Animal Welfare/CHEQ/Biosecurity procedures


• Proven ability in current position (attendance included)


• Egg gathering experience an asset


• Mechanical ability an asset


• Willing and able to work statutory holidays and 2 of 4 weekends


• Able to work independently


• Supervisory experience an asset


• Poultry background an asset


• Valid G driver’s license

We champion diversity and inclusion as part of our purpose and vision, living our Leadership Values and driving results. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law.

Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

We confirm that AI tools are not utilized in the evaluation or selection of candidates within our hiring process.