Poultry farm worker

Prairie View Farms Ltd is located at Wynyard, SK. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of Poultry farm worker. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate will be expected to join and start the work at the earliest. It will be a Permanent employment or Full time job. The shift schedules are yet to be determined.

Employer Name: Prairie View Farms Ltd
Position: Poultry farm worker
No. of vacancies: 3
Salary: $17.00 to $20.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Wynyard, SK

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Hiring: Poultry farm worker

Job Description

• The candidate must be able to handle animals.
• The candidate must monitor animal health.
• The candidate will be responsible for tracking and reporting on the current feed inventory.
• The candidate will be responsible for feeding and tending animals.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate must clean stables, barns, barnyards, and pens.
• The candidate must detect disease and health issues in crops, livestock, and poultry.
• The candidate must write daily basic progress reports.
• The candidate must set and monitor water lines, air flow, and temperature in barns, pens, and chicken coops.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• Candidate having experience is an asset.
• The candidate should be a good team player.
• The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
• The candidate should have good judgemental skills.

Work site environment

• Farm operations include broiler and meat-type chicken production, chicken farming, and turkey farming.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work in dusty, hot, and wet/damp conditions.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience operating feeding and watering systems, tractors, farm trucks, and loaders.

• The candidate should be able to work in fast-paced busy environment.
• The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should have an eye for details.
• The candidate should be willing to work overtime if necessary.
• The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.

Benefits

• Health and Financial benefits will be provided to the selected candidate.
• Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive Dental plan, Disability benefits, Health care plan, Paramedical services coverage and Vision care benefits.
• Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Group insurance benefits and Life insurance.

How to Apply

To apply, please use the provided options and submit your application if you are interested.

By email

tmack@prairiepride.ca