This role is at Larkfield Farm. Larkfield has a team on 5 caretakers and work on a shift pattern of 6 days on 2 off.
The key responsibility of this position is ensure that the premium breeding stock are well maintained during the rearing stages. (Day old chicks to approximately 18 weeks).
Responsibilities
To proactively maintain poultry to a high standard through:
Ensuring that stock has ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour.
Ensuring that stock has an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area
Ensuring that stock are free from pain, injury or disease by ensuring preventative measures or rapid diagnosis and treatment.
Ensuring that stock is provided sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the own kind.
Ensuring that conditions and treatment avoid mental suffering to the stock.
To observe all hygiene rules, this includes personal hygiene, hand washing, boot dipping/changing and the wearing of all protective clothing.
Recording information such as bird weight, feed intake and mortality.
Transferring birds between pens
To strictly adhere to all bio-security rules.
To ensure food is weighed accurately.
Maintain house hygiene, dusting, light fitment cleaning, sweeping up, friable litter and clean bootdips.
Keep the farm clean and tidy.
Adhere to all Farm Health and Safety rules and procedures.
Any other reasonable requests by the Farm Manager
Skills and Experience Required
Any successful applicant will need the following skills:
Being able to work efficiently on own initiative
Highly motivated with a 'can do' attitude and a willingness and enthusiasm to take on new challenges
Flexible and adaptable
Proactive and driven approach
We offer a competitive rate of £13.87 per hour increasing after a successful probationary period.
Company Pension
Staff Discount Platform
Christmas Bonuses
Attendance Bonus
Staff cannot hold and avian species at home.
THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED ROLE
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Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No
6-2 Shift (United Kingdom)
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
