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Poultry Farm Worker (Broiler Houses) – Permanent

How2Apply Talent Network

Cape Town CBD, Western Cape

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Agriculture & Forestry

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Job Description

Animals do not take weekends off, and a piggery near Cape Town CBD needs caring, reliable hands. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Cape Town CBD, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

The work, day to day

Keep water troughs and drinkers working
Milk cows in the parlour following the milking routine
Collect eggs or check broiler house temperatures
Record births, deaths and treatments in the herd book
Follow biosecurity rules like foot baths and clean overalls
Check animals for illness or injury and report to the manager

Must-haves

Reliable, since animals depend on you
Able to live on the farm or close by
Willing to work early mornings, weekends and public holidays on rotation
Comfortable around large animals
Gentle and patient with animals
Follows hygiene and biosecurity rules

What you get

Production bonus on milk yield or growth targets
Training in animal health
Milk or meat rations

Applying, step by step

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Keep copies of these ready to send: any animal health course certificates plus references from previous farms.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 10 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Cape Town CBD.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

Say which animals you have worked with and for how long. Farmers want someone who already knows the routine.
Stress reliability. Explain that you understand milking or feeding cannot be skipped.