Poultry farm labourer

Lohmann Breeders Canada LTD; Canada; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation provided

Room and board provided

Job summary

Lohmann Breeders Canada LTD is seeking a hands-on poultry farm worker to operate on-site at a Canadian location. You will handle animals, monitor health, and perform daily feeding duties within a dusty but structured poultry environment.

The role requires reliability, organization, and adaptability, with responsibilities spanning safety, data logging, and equipment operation. On-site work with room and board considerations is provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in poultry farming is an asset.
• On-site work required; no remote option.
• Ability to work in dusty environments and maintain cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Treat livestock health issues
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Skills

Organized

Team player

Flexibility

Reliability

Quick learner

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Tools

Egg gathering system

Feeding and watering system

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• No degree, certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

Experience an asset

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

ASSET LANGUAGES

• Portuguese
• Spanish

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Chicken farming
• Layer poultry farming
• Dusty
• Odours
• Poultry and egg production

WORK SETTING

• Staff accommodation provided
• Remote location
• Room and board provided
• Various locations

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Treat livestock health issues
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Egg gathering system
• Feeding and watering system

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

• Poultry
• Animal husbandry

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Quick learner

BENEFITS

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Bonus