Hatchery Operative FTC

Avara Foods Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Avara Foods Ltd is seeking motivated individuals to join their team as Hatchery Operatives in Romsey, Hampshire. This role offers a full training program with no prior experience necessary. You will be responsible for sorting chicks, maintaining biosecurity, and ensuring high standards of equipment hygiene in a dynamic environment. Employee benefits include competitive pay, overtime opportunities, and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Competitive pension

Access to lifestyle and wellbeing resources

Training and development opportunities from day one

Qualifications

• Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively.
• Good attention to detail and flexible attitude to tasks.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring chicks are sorted into required grades and quantities.
• Cleaning all equipment after use to high standards.
• Observing bird welfare and health and safety on site.

Skills

Basic English skills

Numeracy skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

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!

FTC cover until June 2026

What’s in it for you?
•Hourly pay rate: £12.75 (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.

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer at our Hereford site, to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

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.