Hatchery Assistant

-Kalbar, Queensland

**Hatchery Assistant - Mt Alford Hatchery**

When you join Ingham’s, you become part of a company with a proud Australian & New Zealand history, and one that thrives on growth and innovation. We strive to be the poultry of choice and to deliver deliciously good food in the best way.

At Ingham’s we value our people and hold onto our family history. You can enjoy working in a stable company where the safety of our people always comes first. With competitive pay, and a friendly, family-like culture, you will experience a fast paced and diverse working environment.

That’s the Ingham’s Way

**Your opportunity to join us**

In this role you will be supporting our Mt Alford Hatchery in processing and inspecting eggs and working with chicks. We are looking for people who are flexible to cover various shifts and weekend work as and when the need arises in order to support the team.

**Benefits**
- No experience required, on the job training provided
- Onsite Parking
- Great employee benefits including: product discounts, novated leasing, travel discounts + more
- Opportunity to be part of a growing team with career development opportunities
- ASX listed company through Australia and NZ.
- The health, safety and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority

**Daily Tasks**:

- Processing and inspecting eggs and chicks safely and systematically, according to quality specification
- Completing manual handling tasks
- Being an active, respectful team member that is reliable and honours work commitments
- Cleaning duties and maintaining a clean workspace
- Storing and maintaining materials, equipment and tools
- Identifying and escalating Animal Welfare, Food Safety and Quality issues, hazards and risks
- Take personal responsibility to ensure livestock is treated humanely by self and others

**To be successful in this role, you will need to**:

- Capability to perform repetitious tasks efficiently, correctly and systematically in accordance with policies and standards
- Ability to understand, correctly interpret and follow instructions, procedures and information
- Proven ability to work effectively within a team environment
- To be able to successfully communicated written and verbally
- A record showing work commitment, reliability and motivation
- Ability to respond calmly and methodically when faced with obstacles
- Good level of fitness is required as you will manually handle up to 5kg - 15kg

With us you can pursue your passion, grow your career and contribute to a business that delivers great experiences for our customers and consumer’s.
- In line with Ingham’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy all employees must be fully vaccinated to ensure the safety of our people and customers. Prior to commencing employment, you will need to provide Evidence of Vaccination or proof of a valid medical exemption._