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.

• 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.

• Ability to carry 25-30 lb stacks of eggs & or feed buckets throughout the day in adverse weather conditions.

• 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.

25-30hrs/weekly

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

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

Our office is located: 15718 Aboite Rd.

- Roanoke, IN 46783

• 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.