Poultry Farm Hand - Part Time

Seven Sons • Roanoke, IN

10d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Collect all eggs that were laid by all the flocks each day.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed