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Poultry Technician
AAA Egg Company Pty Ltd —Neergabby WA
- $75,000 - $80,888 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
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Poultry Technician

AAA Egg Company Pty Ltd
Neergabby WA

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Job Details

Full-time
$75,000 - $80,888 a year
6 days ago

Qualifications

Diploma

Full Job Description

About the Company

Western Australia's favourite brand Golden Eggs (AAA Egg Company Pty Ltd) is the largest and preferred supplier of quality, fresh free-range, barn, cage and processed eggs. Our product range includes free range, barn laid, and cage eggs, available in different sizes and packaging options. The company is committed to providing fresh, high-quality eggs and has a strong focus on animal welfare and sustainable farming practices. We have a team of dedicated employees who work hard to ensure the highest standards are met throughout the egg production process. AAA Egg Company is also actively involved in the local community, supporting various charities and initiatives. We are a proud Western Australian company committed to providing our customers with the best possible eggs.

About the Role

AAA Egg Company Pty Ltd is looking for a highly skilled and qualified Poultry Technician to work full-time on farms located in Bullsbrook, Muchea, Gingin and Hill River. In this role, you will be responsible for:

Leading and monitoring farm workers based on activities assigned by the Farm Manager or Farm 2IC
Providing technical services and maintenance of Big Dutchman electronics and mechanical equipment
Providing technical support, breakdown and fault analysis, and troubleshooting
Providing technical and operational training to other technicians, fitters, and site teams
Planning and performing overall preventative and corrective maintenance
Performing testing, commissioning and technical training across all sites
Performing upgrades and site integrations
Being on call on a rostered rotating system to attend breakdowns after normal hours
Coordinating site Big Dutchman technical upgrades
Planning and supervising contractors during upgrades, servicing, rectification and maintenance across all sites
Administering different types of vaccines to birds via drinking water, spray, intramuscular and ocular methods
Conducting shed checks, maintaining daily farm records, and immediately reporting issues (e.g. chicken health, mortality, broken equipment) to the Manager or 2IC
Assisting with brooding, including monitoring of chicks' behaviour, mortality trends, temperature, humidity, ammonia levels, ventilation, and feed/water availability
Assisting with the shifting of birds to other AAA Layer Farms
Ensuring proper vaccination of birds and correct numbers prior to transferring birds to trucks using bird trolleys
Ensuring Australian Standards on Animal Welfare and Biosecurity are practiced in all farm activities
Daily monitoring of flock health, feed, water, ventilation and mortality
Ensuring biosecurity protocols are followed by all staff and visitors
Managing feed inventory, forecasting, and ordering
Daily monitoring of range areas to ensure no breach of perimeter fencing that could allow predators through
Daily collection and disposal of mortality birds
Monitoring proper egg handling from sheds to the egg room
Entering production data into the computer on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
Analysing production and mortality trends
Administering medications as prescribed by the veterinarian for flock health issues
Monitoring and reporting any maintenance issues on the farm to the assigned maintenance team

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

A relevant Diploma or at least three years of proven relevant work experience
An understanding of regulatory and legislative requirements relating to the manufacture of food products
Mechanical engineering knowledge of sophisticated automated feeding and housing equipment
Responsibility for Occupational Health & Safety, ensuring a high standard of safety, health and wellbeing for all staff and contractors, and compliance with the Occupational Safety & Health Act 1984
An understanding of the requirements of various quality systems and customer requirements, including HACCP, SQF2000, WQA and McDonald's

Salary

If successful, you will be paid a salary of $80,000 AUD per annum.

Pay: $75,000.00 – $80,888.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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