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Company:  Johanna Van Hemert,Aaron Van Hemert ET AL O/A Brothers’ Poultry

Business Information: We are a poultry farm that produces hatching eggs

Business Location: 343503 Ebenezer Road, Mount Elgin, ON, N0J 1N0

Work Location: Same as above

Type of Employment: Full time - Permanent

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Job Description:

• Monitoring chickens’ health
• Feed and tend chickens
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Clean barns and barnyards
• Detect disease and health problems in poultry
• Examine product for quality and prepare for market
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns and chicken coops
• Collect and sanitize hatching eggs
• Sorting and picking eggs.
• Barn walking, cleaning, looking after litter conditions.

Requirements:

Education: Not required

Experience is an asset / On-the-job training will be provided

Worker must be able to sit / bend and stand for extended periods, lift up to 40-60 pounds.

Working Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Large workload, Repetitive tasks, Physically demanding, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Bending, crouching and kneeling, Standing for extended periods of time.

Personal suitability: Team player, Organized

Work site environment: Noisy, Outdoors, Dusty, Odours.

Language: Basic level of English is required.

Salary: $18.00 hourly, 40-60 hours per week.

Benefits: Accommodation provided at a discounted rate. The employer will provide transportation to and from the housing to the work location, when necessary. Transportation costs covered if the workers need to relocate. 

Important Information: Work shifts will be from 7 am to 5 pm. Weekend work and overtime might be required. One 30-minute lunch break (unpaid) and two 15 minutes healthy breaks (paid).