At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure poultry welfare from arrival to processing, meeting all industry standards.
- Company: Join a leading company dedicated to animal welfare and quality.
- Benefits: 28 days holiday, overtime opportunities, and exclusive employee discounts.
- Other info: Fast track your career with in-house training and progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in animal welfare while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Self-motivated with experience in the animal welfare sector.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Overview
The key responsibilities of the role are to oversee the welfare of poultry from arrival at the site through to kill, ensuring that all legislative industry standards are met.
Responsibilities
- Check all livestock on arrival and through processing, and provide feedback to the Technical Manager & Factory Manager.
- Communicate with regulatory officials.
- Complete all records and paperwork for welfare checks and other checks in line with duties.
- Carry out temperature/humidity checks and gas readings on the easy load.
- Log loads on breakdowns and perform startup checks to ensure all live bird areas meet hygiene and safety standards.
- Investigate Dead on Arrival incidents, identify causes and suggest improvements.
- Ensure all daily/weekly animal welfare documentation is fully completed.
- Metrics / KPIs
- Compliance against all legislative requirements.
- Compliance against all customer requirements.
- Employee engagement.
Qualifications
- Self‑motivated and driven to perform at a high level.
- Previous experience in the animal welfare sector.
Benefits
- 28 days holiday.
- Opportunities for overtime.
- Free onsite parking.
- Canteen on site.
- Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
- Full and part‑time contracts available.
- £100 refer‑a‑friend scheme.
- Buses to work for certain routes at a charge of £2 per day.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Grocery Aid – employees access to counselling.
- Death in service benefit, optional – linked to pension.
- Wellbeing support on site.
- In‑house training including L2 and L1 health and safety certification, and paid apprenticeship opportunities.
- Fast track to become a skilled colleague – progression and development opportunities.
- Employee of the month – Passion & Pride.
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We think you need these skills to ace Poultry Welfare Officer
Communication Skills
Problem-Solving Skills
Adaptability
Attention to Detail
Teamwork
Time Management
Customer Service
