Job Details

• Start: May 2024
• $22.61 per hour + Pastoral Award – Level 1
• Duration: 4 years
• One hour away from Toowoomba
• Variety of interesting roles

Our client is an industry leading agribusiness with sophisticated poultry operations located in Millmerran and surrounds. They are currently looking to fill 100 poultry positions across their farming sites and grading floor, with work commencing from May 2024.

You are required to work in poultry environment where dust and the smell of livestock is present. Not afraid of getting your hands dirty, you will be comfortable working with live and deceased birds; all animals must be handled gently and compassionately. You will be a team player who is physically fit and more than able to handle heavy lifting.

You will be paid under Pastoral Award – Level 1, an hourly rate of $22.61 per hour, with a minimum of 38 hours of work, per week. You will be offered between 1-4 years of work with potential to upskill.

Key duties include:

• Poultry and Grading Floor laboring – involves frequent bending, lifting and standing for long periods.
• Egg collecting
• Vaccinating chickens.
• Poultry relocation (catching and handling chickens, moving chickens in cages on trolleys)
• Pack, grade and pulp eggs
• Managing packing line
• Completing relevant paperwork correctly
• Cleaning of sheds and grading floor (using a gurney and cleaning, shoveling and manual labour)
• Following hygiene and safe work procedures

Key Skills & Experience

To be considered for the roles, it’s important you are committed to maintaining animal welfare standards and meet the following criteria:

• Comfortable working in a livestock environment
• Good communication skills and able to follow instructions
• No asthma or dust allergies
• Live locally or be happy to relocate to Millmerran
• Physically fit and comfortable in carrying out labour intensive duties
• Comfortable working in direct contact with poultry in a smelly environment
• Able to follow directions and work unsupervised whilst showing high levels of initiative
• A team player and happy working with a multicultural team

Choose Agri Labour Australia

Agri Labour Australia is an award-winning Australian company with clients in every State and Territory. Proudly representing major agribusiness, large primary producers, rural operators and local farmers – we are more than a recruitment agency. Founded on our firsthand knowledge of the land and dedicated to the ongoing success of our client’s businesses and our candidate’s careers, you can rely on us for expertise, advice and support.

If you believe you’re a great fit for the role, click ‘Apply Now’.