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GENERAL OPERATIVE Dungannon, Northern Ireland

Moy Park

Full Time Dungannon, Northern Ireland 10.93 GBP HOURLY Today

Job description

About Moy Park

Moy Park is one of the UK’s top 15 food companies and one of Europe’s leading poultry producers. Moy Park is the European Division of Pilgrim’s Pride and employs over 12,000 people across 12 manufacturing locations in the UK, France and Holland.

People of Moy Park

We are passionate about our people and recognise our teams, along with their individual drive and passion, are the reason for our continued success. This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking, exciting business- applying to join our business is easy.

Your role

We are currently recruiting for a General Operative based at our Dungannon site. (Temporary, Maternity Cover 9-12 months)

The hours of work are Monday- Thursday 8am-4:30pm and Friday 8am- 3:30pm.

The rate of pay is £10.93 per hour.

Whilst providing assistance and support to farm management across a wide variety of farming activity, this General Operative role is very much a ‘first step’ in a career in agriculture. The successful candidate will ‘live’ Welfare as a Condition in all that they do. They will contribute to the efficient running of the farms and have the opportunity to learn ‘hands on’ how to handle birds safely. Simultaneously, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and development via our bespoke Agriculture Academy. ‘Growing our own’ agriculture specialists and leaders of the future is something that is extremely important to Moy Park.

The job is performed mainly out on farms and involves carrying out a physically active role. The employee is required to operate effectively as part of a team, handling dead and live vaccines. The catching and handling of live birds features largely as part of this job, time will be spent travelling from farm to farm in a shared vehicle.

What you’ll need

A keen interest in farming where animal welfare is of the upmost most importance
Desire to work ‘hands on’ in a farming environment
To be reliable and flexible
A passion for learning
Must be literate and numerate.
Must be able to think clearly.
Must be able to work as a team member.
Must have a positive attitude to work and others
Good manual dexterity is essential.
Good communication skills are essential.
The ability to work on own initiative and learn new skills is desirable.
Previous hatchery and/or production and/or livestock and/or cleaning experience is desirable.
Evidence of mechanical aptitude is desirable.
Driving licence is essential.