Farm Operative - Priory Road Farms

About the role: A Farm Operative supports the daily running of an egg‑laying poultry farm by carrying out routine tasks to maintain bird health, maximise egg production, and ensure high standards of welfare, hygiene, and biosecurity.

This role involves working in and around the poultry houses, monitoring the flock, maintaining equipment, collecting eggs, and following farm procedures to help achieve production targets.

• Key Accountabilities
• Flock care and egg production: assist daily care of layer hens, monitor birds for signs of illness or injury, support egg collection and grading, and maintain correct lighting, ventilation, and temperature conditions.
• Biosecurity and animal welfare: follow strict biosecurity procedures, maintain cleanliness in poultry houses and surrounding areas, and handle birds safely in line with welfare guidelines.
• Feed and nutrition management: check feed levels, assist with safe handling and storage of feed, and ensure feeding and drinking systems are functioning correctly.
• Farm hygiene and cleaning: carry out routine cleaning of equipment, walkways, nest boxes, egg belts, and prepare poultry houses between flocks.
• Record keeping and reporting: accurately record egg numbers, floor eggs, mortality, and other daily data; use manual logs or digital tools in line with farm procedures.
• Facility and equipment management: perform basic equipment checks, report faults or repairs needed, and assist with routine maintenance tasks.
• Site management and maintenance: carry out whole site maintenance and range management as directed by the farm management team.
• Health & Safety & Social & Environmental Responsibilities
• Follow health and safety policies and procedures, report hazards, incidents, or injuries, use personal protective equipment, and cooperate with the team leader on health and safety matters.
• Participate in health and safety training and induction.
• Demonstrate awareness of the social and environmental impact of your work, follow company policies on sustainability, ethics, diversity and inclusion, and support colleagues to achieve social and environmental goals.
• Seek opportunities to learn and improve skills and knowledge on relevant social and environmental issues.
• Required Skills, Knowledge & Experience
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a farm environment, on your feet for long periods.
• Works well within a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Personal Attributes
• Works together and collaborates with others to complete tasks and solve problems.
• Takes ownership for the quality and timeliness of their work.
• Is courageous and does what they know is right even if it is uncomfortable.
• Takes action and does everything in their ability to deliver what has been promised.
• Contributes to a trusting team by treating everyone with respect and showing kindness to all colleagues.
• Strives for excellence and takes every opportunity to learn new skills.
• Key Stakeholders
• Wider agriculture department
• Wider internal departments

We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

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