Poultry Veterinarian

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.; Hanover; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness benefits

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Learning and development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer days

Job summary

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is seeking a Poultry Veterinarian to lead flock health, welfare, and quality across its live poultry operations. This role delivers veterinary services for broiler breeders, hatcheries, and production teams to improve health and hatchability.

You will collaborate with operations, QA, lab, animal welfare, and producers; implement disease prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and food safety programs; and participate in industry activities representing the company.

Qualifications

• Licensed Ontario veterinarian (DVM) eligible for licensure in Ontario.
• Experience or specialization in poultry veterinary care.
• ACPV certification is an asset.
• Strong communication and influencing abilities.
• Professional, objective, and ethical team player.
• Proactive problem solving and self-motivation.
• Advanced computer and data analytics skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead flock health, welfare, and quality across live poultry operations.
• Provide veterinary services for broiler breeders, hatcheries, and broilers as needed.
• Collaborate with operations, QA, labs, animal welfare, and producers.
• Develop and implement disease prevention and antimicrobial stewardship programs.
• Coordinate with CFIA and provincial authorities on health matters.
• Deliver training and guidance for hatchery/incubation management.

Skills

Poultry veterinary

Communication

Problem solving

Team player

Self-motivation

Education

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

Ontario licensure eligibility

ACPV certification (asset)

Job description

The Opportunity

The Poultry Veterinarian is responsible for leading flock health, welfare, and quality across Maple Leaf Foods' live poultry operations. This role provides veterinary technical services for broiler breeders, hatcheries, and, when needed, broiler production. The position works closely with live operations, hatchery, quality assurance, laboratory, animal welfare, and producer teams to improve flock health, hatchability, chick quality, and broiler breeder performance results. The Poultry Veterinarian represents Maple Leaf Foods in poultry health-related industry activities and supports proactive programs related to disease prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, animal welfare, and food safety.

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life

• Deliver technical services and guidance on poultry health, including preventive medicine, disease control programs, diagnostic testing, vaccination programs, animal welfare, and antimicrobial use
• Conduct flock health field visits and postmortems for broiler breeders, hatcheries, and occasionally broilers
• Guide bird husbandry programs
• Provide technical guidance for hatchability and incubation issues
• Provide technical guidance for chick health
• Deliver training as needed throughout the poultry operations
• Support MLF initiatives including animal welfare, antimicrobial use, and food safety
• Provide oversight to third party veterinary services serving Ontario producers
• Implement proactive food safety programs relating to live poultry
• Employ a proactive approach to antibiotic use and preventing antibiotic resistance
• Support programs and projects such as raised without antibiotics, breed evaluation, bird health, feed programs, and other new initiatives
• Ensure regulatory compliance for live poultry health and disease response programs
• Coordinate with CFIA, provincial authorities, industry partners, and internal MLF teams as needed

What You’ll Bring

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; eligible for licensure in Ontario
• Experienced and/or specialized in poultry
• American College of Poultry Veterinarians certification is an asset
• Effective communication and influencing skills
• Professional, objective, action-oriented, team player
• Values-oriented and upholds a high standard of professional ethics
• Self‑motivated with excellent problem‑solving ability
• Advanced computer and data analytic skills required

What We Offer

• Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that start on your first day of employment
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment
• Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, speaker series events, and resources to develop and progress your career
• Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program supporting continuous learning and professional certifications or trades programs
• Up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at [e-mail].