Live Quail Production Operations View Position

Spring Creek quail; St. Anns; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly wage CAD 18-20

40-50 hours per week

Job summary

Spring Creek Quail Farms in St. Anns, ON is seeking a Live Quail Production Operations team member to care for baby quail from hatchery through to shipment at maturity. You’ll monitor ventilation, lighting, water and feed, and perform daily barn checks.

This backbone role emphasizes results and continuous improvement in flock efficiency, mortality logs, barn setup, cleaning, animal welfare, and biosecurity. You’ll also operate heavy equipment in a farm setting.

Qualifications

• Practical knowledge of poultry husbandry.
• Ability to drive heavy equipment including trucks, skid steer and telehandler.
• Hands-on experience in live production, barn operations, farm work, or production operations.
• Experience maintaining daily flock and mortality logs, cleaning and setup records, feed or water checks, or equipment inspection logs.
• Experience with barn systems and farm equipment, including feed lines, ventilation, and water systems.
• Knowledge of biosecurity, sanitation, and animal welfare practices in live production operations.

Responsibilities

• Daily Barn check for ventilation, lighting, water & feed.
• Flock mortality checks.
• Bird moving and replacement.
• Running Manure belts.
• Barn cleaning & setup.
• Catching quail.

Skills

Poultry husbandry

Heavy equipment

Live production

Record keeping

Barn systems

Biosecurity

Job description

Location:

St. Anns, ON

Full job description

The role of Live Quail Production Operations personnel is to carry out all activities at Spring Creek Quail Farms related to caring for baby quail after coming from the hatchery up until they are caught and shipped at maturity.

To be successful in this position it is important to be results oriented while continuously improving the capabilities and outcomes of growing quail. This is a ‘backbone’ role within Spring Creek Quail Farms.

Reports to: Live Quail Operations Manager

Responsibilities & Duties

• Daily Barn check for ventilation, lighting, water & feed

• Flock mortality checks

• Bird moving and replacement

• Running Manure belts

• Barn cleaning & setup

• Catching quail

Other responsibilities and duties of the Live Quail Production Operations are as required and may include:

• Documentation, record keeping

• Maintenance of feed systems, ventilation systems

• Pest control

Measures of Success

The Key Performance indicators for the Live Quail Production personnel are:

• Flock Efficiency %

• Cleaning and setup inspection ‘passes’

Requirements

To have success in this role these qualifications and abilities are required:

• Practical knowledge of poultry husbandry

• Ability to drive heavy equipment including trucks, skid steer and telehandler

• Hands-on experience in live production, barn operations, farm work, or production operations

• Experience maintaining daily flock and mortality logs, cleaning and setup records, feed or water checks, or equipment inspection logs

• Experience with barn systems and farm equipment, including feed lines, ventilation, and water systems

• Knowledge of biosecurity, sanitation, and animal welfare practices in live production operations

Benefits

• $18.00-$20.00 per hour based on experience

• 40-50 hours per week