Poultry Farm Hand - Part Time

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.
  
  

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Collect all eggs that were laid by all the flocks each day. (Never leave any eggs behind).

• 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.

Expected Hours:

• 15-25hrs/weekly

• Time of day: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. (exact hours will vary)

• Days of the week: Mon-Fri (Sat or Sun)

Work Location:

Our office is located:
15718 Aboite Rd. - Roanoke, IN 46783

Requirements & Skill Sets:

• 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.