Poultry Farm Worker
841514 · Heavy Next-day ready Career data Close match
Farmers and farm managers oversee the daily activities of livestock farms. They may train staff and do administration and maintenance tasks.
Most common salary $56k – $104k
Upper salary up to $155k
Training 0-2 years
Matched as "Farmer and farm manager"
Description
Performs routine tasks on a poultry farm such as collecting eggs and placing them in incubators, providing poultry with feed and water, and disinfecting hatcheries to prevent disease.
Typical work tasks
- Patrols, inspects and reports on the condition of chickens; provides chickens with feed and water; assists with and maintains the health and welfare of chickens; collects eggs and place in incubators.
Typical work environment
- Works predominantly indoors in farm buildings such as hatcheries.
- Carries out a wide range of bird care, feeding and general farm-work tasks.
- Work areas are likely to be dirty and smelly.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Light to heavy physical demand levels.
- Constantly stands and walks about inside the farm buildings and carries out various animal health care tasks and collects eggs, observes and controls activities in the incubator, hatchery and manages food supply.
- Occasionally sits when operating farm vehicles or machinery and undertaking repairs on small items.
- Occasionally stretches up or across when catching birds.
- Twisting of the body or neck is required on an occasional basis.
- Contact with skin irritants or water is not significant, but there may be contact with bird blood and innards if chicken-killing is a required task.
- Lifting, pulling or carrying up to a heavy demand level is occasional, in relation to feed stock, eggs and birds.
- Repetitive hand and arm movements are necessary (e.g. where repetitive killing is required).
- Driving is not a significant component of this job.
- The use of hand tools is rare, but poultry farmers may process some birds for direct sale using appropriate equipment.
- Bends occasionally when completing daily farm tasks and collecting eggs.
- Mental skills necessary include animal-handling, administration, planning and decision-making.
Entry signal Reviewed
No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.
Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration Licence may be required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes
How this was determined (model-generated): Nil requirements; tractor licence incidental, not a core gate.
Entry Requirements
- Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5). A Class 1 Driver Licence holder can operate a tractor with a Gross Laden Weight (GLW) of more than 4500kg but less than 18000kg if driven at a speed not exceeding 30km/h.
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.