Poultry Shed Attendant - Millmerran, QLD
- Full-time Poultry Shed Attendant positions available in Millmerran, QLD.
- Responsibilities include animal husbandry, cleaning, and working outdoors with poultry.
- Must be physically fit and comfortable in a livestock environment.
The benefits
- Start: Dec 2026
- $25.74 per hour + Pastoral Award – Level 1
- Duration: 4 years
- One hour away from Toowoomba
- Variety of interesting roles
- Full time work
Job description
Our client is an industry leading agribusiness with sophisticated poultry operations located in Millmerran and surrounds. They are currently looking to fill 100 Poultry Shed Attendant positions across their farming sites and grading floor, with work commencing from December 2026 onwards.
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 $25.74 per hour, with a minimum of 38 hours of work, per week. This will be aligned with the Fair Work Commission’s annual reviews, including any increases to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award rates of pay. You will be offered between 1-4 years of work with potential to upskill.
Key duties include:
- Animal Husbandry (checking on birds)
- picking up eggs
- dispose of any sick birds
- collect eggs on packing machine
- Work on their own in a shed of birds
- Cleaning of machines and inside the shed
- need to ride a bike between sheds
- working outdoors
- relocating birds and vaccinating them
- loading birds into cages
- Any other duties as required by the DA Hall supervisor
Characteristics and Aptitudes:
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
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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.
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