Poultry Workers

Poultry Industry Opportunities – Multiple Positions Available

Bendigo & Surrounding Areas | Casual Ongoing | Immediate Starts

Range Workforce Solutions is currently seeking reliable, hardworking, and committed candidates to join our clients across the poultry industry. We have ongoing opportunities available in Poultry Processing & Production, Poultry Farm Operations, and Poultry Hatcheries.

If you're looking for stable work with full-time hours and an opportunity to complete your 88 days of specified work for Working Holiday Visa extensions, we'd love to hear from you.

Positions Available

Poultry Processing & Production

• Processing and packing poultry products
• Quality checking and grading
• Labelling and preparing products for dispatch
• Maintaining food safety and hygiene standards
• Working in a fast-paced production environment
• Working in a cold environment (below 5°C)
• Must be comfortable handling raw chicken products

Poultry Farm Hand

• Collecting eggs and monitoring bird welfare
• Feeding and watering birds
• Cleaning sheds and equipment
• General farm maintenance
• Assisting with daily farm operations
• Comfortable working in poultry sheds
• Must be willing to handle, pick up, and remove sick or deceased chickens in accordance with animal welfare procedures

Poultry Hatchery Hand

• Working across multiple hatchery departments including the Transfer Room, Egg Room, and other hatchery operations
• Handling eggs and day-old chicks
• Grading, counting, and preparing chicks
• Cleaning and sanitising hatchery equipment
• Assisting with hatchery operations and daily tasks
• Supporting hatchery drivers with farm deliveries
• Loading and unloading chicks and equipment
• Preparing deliveries to farms
• Maintaining strict hygiene and biosecurity standards

What We Offer

• Ongoing casual employment with full-time hours available
• Morning and afternoon shifts available
• Work available Monday through Sunday
• Immediate starts
• Full training provided
• Opportunities across multiple poultry sites around Bendigo
• Eligible work for 88 Days Specified Work and Working Holiday Visa extensions
• Supportive team environment

Essential Requirements

• Must currently be living in Australia.
• Must be available to work any day between Monday and Sunday.
• Physically fit and capable of repetitive manual work.
• Able to pass a pre-employment medical and physical assessment.
• Comfortable working in production, hatchery, or farm environments.
• Must be willing to shower on and shower off site each day as part of strict biosecurity procedures.
• Strong work ethic with a commitment to safety and reliability.

Biosecurity Requirements

To protect the health of our poultry flocks, strict biosecurity measures apply to all farm and hatchery positions.

Applicants must:

• Have a current driver's licence and reliable vehicle due to no public transport
• Not own or keep chickens, birds, ducks, turkeys, pigs, or other poultry/livestock at home.
• Not live with anyone who works on another poultry or pig farm.
• Be willing to follow all site biosecurity procedures, including showering on and off site, changing into site-provided PPE and clothing, and complying with all hygiene requirements.
• Report any recent contact with poultry, livestock, bird sanctuaries, wildlife parks, or commercial poultry farms if requested.

Please Note

• Visa sponsorship is not available for these positions.
• No accommodation provided
• These roles are only available to candidates currently living in Australia.
• Suitable for eligible Working Holiday Visa holders seeking to complete 88 days of specified regional work for a visa extension.
• Due to strict biosecurity requirements, all successful applicants must comply with site entry procedures and animal ownership restrictions.

If you're looking for stable, ongoing employment in a growing industry and enjoy hands-on work, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today by submitting your resume, and our recruitment team will be in touch with shortlisted applicants.