Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily feed, water, temperature and welfare checks in poultry sheds to ensure the care and health of young birds;
• Handle, identify and inspect poultry;
• Follow established practices and complete activities on the site to attain the best possible productivity, ensuring bird husbandry and performance attains or exceeds the standards set by the company;
• Maintain a high level of quality control in accordance with the business's established quality assurance standards, with a focus on continuous improvement of the systems;
• Comply with all Animal Welfare and good stock practices for the care and handling of birds as required;
• Participate in training and work within the scope of that training;
• Comprehensively complete all necessary documentation;
• Communicate effectively with all relevant business partners on a day-to-day basis.

About You ...

In order to successfully fulfil the requirements of this role, you will need to have:

• Bachelor degree qualification in agriculture, animal science, poultry or equivalent would be highly regarded;
• Technical proficiency with poultry rearing systems would be highly regarded;
• At least 2 years' of recent and relevant work experience in a medium to large size commercial poultry production enterprise is essential;
• A caring attitude towards poultry livestock and a willingness to do the tasks assigned and comply with all relevant legislation and required work standards;
• Willingness to undertake further study as applicable;
• A demonstrated commitment to completing all tasks with high quality;
• Proactive and efficient time management skills - with the ability to meet agreed deadlines;
• Self-motivation and drive to excel;
• Above-average levels of literacy and numeracy.

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