Hatchery Operative - 6m FTC

Avara Foods Ltd; Ridge; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training and development

Overtime opportunities

Weekly pay

Job summary

Avara Foods Ltd is hiring a Hatchery Operative for the Romsey, Hampshire hatchery. No prior experience is required as full training is provided. This FTC role lasts 6 months and involves shifts with early start times and weekend work.

You’ll help sort chicks, move eggs through the hatchery process, maintain clean equipment, and follow biosecurity protocols to support welfare and production standards.

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training provided.
• FTC for 6 months.
• Excellent teamwork and reliability are essential.

Responsibilities

• Sort chicks into required grades and quantities for farm delivery.
• Move eggs from storage to incubating machines and then to hatching machines.
• Clean all equipment after use to high standards.
• Observe and follow biosecurity procedures and health and safety rules.
• Monitor bird welfare during on-site operations.

Skills

Basic English

Numeracy

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Production background

Job description

About the Role:

We are looking for motivated people to join our team as a Hatchery Operative based at our Hatchery in Romsey, Hampshire

No experience necessary, full training is provided!

This is a FTC for 6 months

What’s in it for you?

• Hourly pay rate: £13.25 (paid weekly) + SP £4.71 for working Saturdays
• Opportunities for overtime
• Employee benefits include a competitive pension and access to lifestyle and wellbeing resources
• A safe and stable working environment.
• Training and development opportunities from day one

Purpose of the role

As a Hatchery Operative, working as a part of the Hatchery Team, you’ll help assist the hatchery and play a key role in the daily duties which are fundamental to our entire business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring chicks are sorted into the required grades and quantities, ready for farm delivery
• Assisting in the effective movement of eggs from storage to incubating machines and then to hatching machines
• Cleaning all equipment after use to the required high standards
• Safeguarding bio security and following these strict procedures
• Observing bird welfare and health and safety on site at all times

What we are looking for:

• Good level of basic English and numeracy skills
• The ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
• Good attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks
• Experience within a production/manufacturing environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided

Working Hours:

39

Week One

Monday - 0600 - 1530

Tuesday - 0600 - 1530

Friday - 0600 - 1530

Saturday - 0600 - 1530

Week Two

Monday - 0600 - 1530

Tuesday - 0600 - 1530

Wednesday - 0600 - 1230

Friday - 0600 - 1530

Saturday - 0600 - 1530

A little about us:

We are a leading supplier of chicken, turkey and duck products into an impressive range of customers in the UK retail and food service sectors. We are a fully integrated business controlling the whole product supply chain, which include feed mills, farms, hatcheries and factories with associated transport and logistics functions that employ more than 6000 people.

What’s in for you?

As a valued member of our Operational team you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognized and rewarded.

Due to Bird Welfare, it is essential that you do not own any Avian Pets or Poultry.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer