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Poultry Farm Hand - Part Time

  • On-site
    • Roanoke, Indiana, United States
  • Human resources

Compensation & Benefits:

$16/hr.

$1,000 SS Store Food credit if working 20hrs/wk ($83.00/month)



Job description

The responsibility of this role will be to help with daily Poultry farm chores. This includes both Seven Sons’ Laying hen & broiler operations. Daily flock checks, Egg Collecting, moving mobile houses, manual feeding, & moving poultry netting, are the primary duties of this position.

Measurable Areas of Effectiveness

  • Efficiency & Quality of work performed.

  • Speed and accuracy of egg collecting.

  • Ability to maintain chore routines so that poultry are always well fed & watered, & are in a comfortable environment.

  • Ability to report & adhere to your team lead or supervisor.

Endurance

  • Ability to carry 25-30 lb stacks of eggs & or feed buckets throughout the day in adverse weather conditions.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

  • Collect all eggs that were laid by all the flocks each day. (Never leave any eggs behind).

  • Manually Feed Broiler birds in brooder up to daily or whenever feeders are empty.

  • Check and refill all guard dog waterers and feeders when needed.

  • Check Flocks feed & water to verify chickens have constant access to both.

  • If necessary check and remove any chicken mortalities in flocks each day.

  • Record individual egg totals & mortality for each flock each day into assigned spreadsheets.

  • Unload all eggs at the end of day unto appropriate dated pallets & placed into the cooler.

  • Determine & relay to Poultry team supervisor any issues or concerns pertaining to flock health, safety of team members & hens.

Expected Hours:

• 25-30hrs/weekly

• Time of day: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. (exact hours will vary)

• Days of the week: Mon-Fri (Sat or Sun)

Work Location:

Our office is located:
15718 Aboite Rd. - Roanoke, IN 46783

Job requirements

Requirements & Skill Sets:

  • Ability to work with motivation in a highly versatile environment.

  • Ability to use deductive reasoning.

  • Willingness to report to a Leader.

  • Willingness to take responsibility for work performed, oversights, and areas of improvement.

  • Willingness to participate in flock removals, which take place right after sunset. (This happens 3-4 times per year. (Per agreement with Poultry Supervisor)

  • Ability to operate google spreadsheets for daily record keeping & statistics. (By mobile phone)

  • In-depth understanding of how electric fence works for entering and exiting flocks.

  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time effectively.

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