Poultry Caretaker

This role is a member of the production team at Barn Farm. There are 9 people in the team working on a shift pattern of six days on and two days off. The role works closely with the Team Lead and reports to the Facility Manager.

The production team is responsible for ensuring the premium breeding stock are well maintained, ensuring a good standard of high quality eggs for hatching purposes. You will be responsible for managing the health and welfare of a large number of birds in your care. You will ensure that they are fed, watered and in a clean and healthy environment. You will be responsible for the collection of high quality hatching eggs on a daily basis.

Tasks & 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 vigor.
• Ensuring that stock has an appropriate environment including good ventilation 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 their own kind.
• Ensuring that conditions and treatment avoid mental suffering to the stock.
• Observing all hygiene rules, which includes personal hygiene, hand washing, boot dipping/changing and the wearing of all protective clothing.
• Strictly adhering to all bio‑security rules.
• Ensuring that floor eggs are kept to a minimum by training birds to use the nest boxes as per manager instruction.
• Collecting and recording egg collections neatly and accurately.
• Ensuring food is weighed accurately.
• Maintaining house hygiene, dusting, light fitment cleaning, sweeping up, friable litter and clean bootdips.
• Ensuring nest boxes are kept clean and in good working order.
• Maintaining accurate record keeping – house temperature, mortality, egg collections.
• Keeping the farm clean and tidy.
• Adhering to all Farm Health and Safety rules and procedures.

About You

You do not necessarily need to have any poultry experience for this role. We require our team to have the following skills:

• Being able to demonstrate a positive approach to learning.
• Being able to work as part of a team by helping each other out and supporting the culture of teamwork.
• Being able to work efficiently using your own initiative.
• Being flexible and adaptable.
• Being innovative and proactive in your approach to work.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: £13.87 ph Annual Salary Equivalent of £33,000

32 days’ holiday, including Bank Holidays

Pension scheme membership

Life insurance

Group income protection scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Discount Platform

Working Hours

The farm operates on a 6 days on, 2 days off shift pattern on a rolling basis. Starting time is around 7:00 am and finishing time is around 3:30 pm, although you may occasionally be asked to stay beyond.

Additional Information

Strict biosecurity: all visitors to the farm must shower into the facility. Farm clothing is provided on the farm and is laundered in‑house. You cannot take any items on the farm such as mobile phones or jewellery, but you will be able to leave the farm during your break time (you will need to shower back on). Candidates cannot hold any avian species at home.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Other

Industries: Research Services

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.