Catching Truck Driver

Inghams Chickens; Matamata; In loco; NZD 52.000 - 76.000; Tempo pieno

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Staff discount on Inghams product

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Inghams Chickens is seeking a Live Bird Truck Driver to transport live birds between breeder farm sites across the Matamata region. You will also assist catching teams, help load/unload forklifts, and follow biosecurity and animal welfare policies to ensure safe operations.

The role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday on a rotational roster with early starts; occasional Saturday work may be required. A Class 5 licence and OSH/forklift endorsements are essential.

Competenze

• Current Class 5 licence (minimum).
• OSH and forklift endorsements.
• Experience driving Road Ranger gearbox.
• Confident driving in confined spaces and reversing with a trailer.
• Experience in livestock or poultry industry is a bonus.

Mansioni

• Transport live birds between breeder farm sites safely and on schedule.
• Support the catching teams during each catch, including loading and unloading forklifts and equipment.
• Adhere to our biosecurity processes and policies at every site you visit.
• Follow our Animal Welfare policies and procedures at all times.
• Operate forklifts in confined spaces and sheds while on site.

Conoscenze

Class 5 licence

OSH awareness

Forklift operation

Trailer reversing

Biosecurity awareness

Livestock experience

Strumenti

Forklift

Road Ranger gearbox

Trailer

Descrizione del lavoro

We've been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we've been crafting for over 100 years.

A large part of our strong growth and success is because we're always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together.

Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand's first choice for poultry.

Job Description

About the role

As a Live Bird Truck Driver on our breeder farms, you will transport live birds between our farm sites across the region. You will also work alongside our catching teams during a catch, loading and unloading the forklift and equipment they rely on to get the job done safely and on time.

Day to day, you will:

• Transport live birds between breeder farm sites safely and on schedule
• Support the catching teams during each catch, including loading and unloading forklifts and equipment
• Adhere to our biosecurity processes and policies at every site you visit
• Follow our Animal Welfare policies and procedures at all times
• Operate forklifts in confined spaces and sheds while on site

About you

• You hold a current Class 5 licence (minimum)
• You have OSH and forklift endorsements
• You have experience driving a Road Ranger gearbox
• You are confident driving in confined spaces and reversing with a trailer
• Experience in the livestock or poultry industry is a bonus

This role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday on a rotational roster with early morning starts. We are looking for someone flexible, as occasional Saturday work may be required.

What's on offer

• Join a well-recognised Australasian company that's growing
• Be part of a driven, supportive team
• Staff discount on Inghams product ranges