Tyson Foods
Poultry Caretaker
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THIS IS A TEMPORARY ROLE FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.
This role is at Larkfield Farm. Larkfield has a team of 5 caretakers and works on a shift pattern of 6 days on, 2 off.
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.
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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.
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Benefits
- 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.
Note: Staff cannot hold any avian species at home.
THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED ROLE
Company: Cobb.
Additional Information
- Relocation Assistance Eligible: No.
- Work Shift: 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.
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