Farm Assistant

About the role

This role involves managing poultry operations on a farm, including egg collection and processing, bird health monitoring, equipment maintenance, and biosecurity compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Collect eggs from automated belts, roll-out nest boxes, and floor areas at scheduled intervals
• Sort, grade, and sanitize eggs; identify and discard cracked, dirty, micro-fractured, or misshapen eggs
• Inspect birds for health, stress, activity levels, and abnormal behaviors. Check crop fill and plumage
• Monitor automated chain/pan feeders and nipple drinkers. Ensure continuous supply and unblock lines
• Identify, isolate, or humanely cull sick, injured, non-productive, or moribund birds following welfare standards
• Assist supervisor with water/spray vaccination schedules, beak trimming assessments, and weight sampling
• Check house temperature, humidity, ventilation fan status, and static pressure. Report anomalies immediately
• Inspect manure belts, egg collection belts, feeding chains, and augers for mechanical failure
• Maintain litter condition in floor areas/aviaries
• Strictly enforce biosecurity: shower-in/shower-out, footbath sanitization, PPE compliance, vehicle wash down

About you

• Ability to accurately record daily egg count, mortality/cull numbers, feed consumption, water usage, and house temperatures
• Knowledge of poultry welfare standards
• Ability to work with automated farm equipment and monitoring systems