Assistant Farmer - Broilers - Rainbow Chicken

Role Purpose: To assist in the monitoring of the day-to-day activities at the farm. The incumbent will also take full responsibility of the site when the Farm Manager is not on site. Required Qualifications: Minimum Grade 12Relevant Tertiary qualification advantageousRequired Experience: 3 years’ experience in the Poultry environment with 1 year experience/exposure in a supervisory capacityPhysically fit with no allergies to bird feathers and dustRequired Knowledge and Skills: Knowledge: Understand basic poultry nutrition, growth, anatomy and reproductionFarm operations and processesAbility to recognize ventilation, brooding, feeding and water requirements of the birds and make the correct adjustmentsOperation of farm equipmentSkills:

Verbal and written communicationInterpersonalNumeracyProblem solvingDecision makingStockmanshipKey Responsibilities: House Preparation prior to placement in order to create ideal conditions for bird production. Chick Placement – co –ordinate and monitor staff, liaise with the hatchery, chick placing foremen. Post placement of chicks (Brooding conditions) – Evaluation of chick quality, recording of vent temperatures, temperature setting. Growing conditions – Daily monitoring of the bird performance which entails feed intake, water recordings, temp and humidity recordings, mortality recordings. Ventilation management – Adjust ventilation static pressure to achieve minimum and maximum bird requirement.

Water Management - Water sampling prior to placement, flushing of the water lines three times in a week, sanitation of house water reticulation, daily water pressure setting and nipple heights. Feed management – Receiving and Recording of feed deliveries relative to feed programme; daily bin stock counts; management of feed heights; adjustment of feeder levels according to bird’s size; monitoring of feed quality (% of fine feed); sampling of feed when the truck arrives.

Outsource activities – Preparation of the house environment prior to catching commencing; all documentation relative to catching need to check accuracy with the broiler planner; good communication and planning with the catching team and logistics to minimize any holding time. Biosecurity and Farm sanitation – Maintaining an effective biosecurity programme by practicing good hygiene, vaccination and disease prevention. Bird Health – Daily monitoring and activity of birds, and sending of postmortems to the laboratory as per VCD. Record Keeping – Keep the documentation files updated that is KFC, health and safety files; feed recording; house chart records; rodent control, mortality records.

Staff management – Keep and update daily registers, mdwt’s, disciplinary records, training records, review meetings. MagaliesPublished Date: 22 July 2025Closing Date: 05 August 2025