Poultry Caretaker

Tyson Foods; Norwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days holiday

Pension scheme membership

Life insurance

Group income protection

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Discount Platform

Job summary

Tyson Foods at Barn Farm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Poultry Care Assistant to help manage the health and welfare of a large flock and to collect high-quality hatching eggs daily. You will operate within a 6 days on, 2 days off shift, starting around 7:00, finishing around 15:30, with occasional overtime.

You will be part of a production team, reporting to the Facility Manager, and work alongside the Team Lead to maintain high biosecurity, hygiene and welfare standards across the farm

Qualifications

• Be able to demonstrate a positive approach to learning.
• Work as part of a team and support teamwork culture.
• Work efficiently using your own initiative.
• Be flexible and adaptable.
• Be innovative and proactive in your approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain poultry to a high standard with access to fresh water and a diet to maintain health.
• Provide appropriate environment including ventilation and resting areas.
• Prevent injury or disease through preventative care or rapid treatment.
• Ensure stock have adequate space and are in appropriate social groups.
• Observe hygiene rules including PPE and boot dips and strict bio-security rules.
• Train birds to use nest boxes to minimize floor eggs.
• Collect and record egg collections neatly and accurately.
• Weigh food accurately and maintain house hygiene and cleanliness.

Skills

Teamwork

Positive attitude to learning

Initiative

Flexible / adaptable

Innovative approach

Job description

Job Details:

This role is a member of the production team at Barn Farm. There are 9 people in the team working on a shift pattern of six days on and two days off. The role works closely with the Team Lead and reports to the Facility Manager.

About the Job

The production team is responsible for ensuring the premium breeding stock are well maintained, ensuring a good standard of high quality eggs for hatching purposes. You will be responsible for managing the health and welfare of a large number of birds in your care. You will ensure that they are fed, watered and in a clean and healthy environment. You will be responsible for the collection of high quality hatching eggs on a daily basis.

Tasks and Responsibilities

To proactively maintain poultry to a high standard through:

• Ensuring that stock has ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigor.
• Ensuring that stock has an appropriate environment including good ventilation and a comfortable resting area
• Ensuring that stock are free from pain, injury or disease by ensuring preventative measures or rapid diagnosis and treatment.
• Ensuring that stock is provided sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the own kind.
• Ensuring that conditions and treatment avoid mental suffering to the stock.
• To observe all hygiene rules, this includes personal hygiene, hand washing, boot dipping/changing and the wearing of all protective clothing.
• To strictly adhere to all bio-security rules.
• To ensure that floor eggs are kept to a minimum by training birds to use the nest boxes as per manager instruction.
• To collect and record egg collections neatly and accurately.
• To ensure food is weighed accurately.
• Maintain house hygiene, dusting, light fitment cleaning, sweeping up, friable litter and clean bootdips.
• To ensure nest boxes are kept clean and in good working order.
• Maintain accurate record keeping - house temperature, mortality, egg collections.
• Keep the farm clean and tidy.
• Adhere to all Farm Health and Safety rules and procedures.

About you

• Being able to demonstrate a positive approach to learning
• Being able to work as part of a team by helping each other out and supporting the culture of teamwork
• Being able to work efficiently using your own initiative
• Being flexible and adaptable
• Being innovative and proactive in your approach to work

Salary and benefits

• Salary: £13.87 ph
• Annual Salary Equivalent of £33,000
• 32 days' holiday, including Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme membership
• Life insurance
• Group income protection scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discount Platform

Working hours

The farm operates on a 6 days on, 2 days off shift pattern on a rolling basis . Starting time is around 7.00am and finishing time is around 3.30, although you may occasionally be asked to stay

Additional Information

• We have strict biosecurity that all visitors to the farm must follow - this includes showering into the facility
• Farm clothing is provided on the farm and is laundered in house.
• You cannot take any items on the farm such as Mobile Phones or Jewellery, but you will be able to leave the farm during your break time (you will need to shower back on).
• Candidates cannot hold any avian species at home.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No Work Shift:

6-2 Shift (United Kingdom)

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.