ANIMAL CARETAKER
$39,520–$39,520 year
On-site · Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States or Coulter, Iowa, United States
Job Summary
Care for live birds and maintain poultry barns at Opal Foods’ Iowa Falls pullet farm. Responsibilities include maintaining barn sanitation, ensuring feed and water distribution systems operate properly, adjusting vents and curtains for air quality, walking through barns to monitor bird health, removing dead birds, performing basic maintenance, and assisting the Farm Manager and other House Hands as needed. Requires strict bio-security, ability to walk long distances, flexibility to work weekends/holidays, and comfort working around live birds in warm environments. Benefits package available; starting pay $19/hour for full-time role.
Required Qualifications
- Must follow strict bio-security procedures including shower in and shower out
- Must be able to walk for very long periods of time
- Must be able to bend, stoop, reach, kneel, and lift up to 5 lb. hens
- Must be comfortable in bird houses, surrounded by live birds on all sides
- Must be available to work weekends and holidays as scheduled
- Must be able to work in warm environment
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