Hilly Acres Farm

Full-Time Contract

Weekdays Weekends Evenings Shift Holidays

Description

Position summary

The Poultry Farm Supervisor is a working, on-site supervisor responsible for coordinating assigned employees and overseeing the day-to-day care of pullets and laying hens, egg production, feed preparation and delivery, barn systems, and essential maintenance. During assigned shifts, the supervisor directs farm personnel, verifies that work meets established standards, addresses immediate operational issues, and communicates significant problems and staffing needs to farm management. The role combines direct supervision with skilled hands-on work in a continuous livestock-care environment.

Duties and responsibilities

1  Supervise employees and coordinate assigned shifts

• Coordinate, assign and supervise the daily work of poultry attendants, livestock workers, equipment operators and other assigned farm staff during scheduled shifts.
• Allocate work among employees for feeding, egg collection, barn checks, manure handling, cleaning and maintenance; communicate task priorities and deadlines.
• Provide on-the-job instructions, demonstrate safe operating procedures, monitor work quality and productivity, and verify that required tasks and records are completed.
• Organize shift coverage and adjust daily work assignments in response to absences, flock needs, equipment failures or urgent animal-welfare concerns; advise management of changes.
• Identify training or performance concerns, reinforce farm procedures, document or report concerns as required, and provide clear handovers to the next shift and management.

2  Oversee flock husbandry, animal welfare and egg production

• Direct and monitor established care programs for pullets and laying hens, including feeding, watering, flock checks, bird movement and age-appropriate husbandry routines.
• Review bird condition, mortality, egg production, feed and water consumption, and other daily performance indicators; investigate unusual results and escalate concerns.
• Ensure employees follow animal-welfare, flock-health, sanitation, biosecurity and veterinary or management-directed procedures.

3  Coordinate feed-mill, feeding and watering operations

• Operate and oversee the farm feed mill in producing approved feed recipes appropriate to flock age and production stage; verify ingredient selection and correct batching.
• Coordinate feed production, ingredient stocks, storage, feed-truck loading and barn deliveries; supervise assigned operators and monitor feed-bin levels and consumption.
• Inspect feeding and watering systems, identify restrictions, leaks and abnormal consumption, and arrange corrective work to maintain uninterrupted access.

4  Monitor barn climate, sanitation and manure removal

• Monitor computerized barn-control systems for ventilation, lighting, temperature, humidity and related environmental conditions; respond to alarms and deviations.
• Direct manure removal, barn sanitation, cleaning and housekeeping; ensure employees use equipment and follow contamination-control procedures safely.
• Recognize environmental or power-related risks to bird health and promptly implement established emergency-response procedures.

5  Supervise equipment maintenance and operate farm machinery

• Assign and oversee routine inspections and preventive maintenance of barn infrastructure, feed and water systems, conveyors, manure equipment and farm vehicles.
• Operate tractors, farm machinery and feed trucks as authorized; diagnose faults and undertake routine mechanical or control-system troubleshooting within training and authority.
• Arrange or escalate specialist electrical, mechanical or other regulated repairs; communicate equipment failures and maintain maintenance and corrective-action records.

6  Maintain production quality, records and safety compliance

• Coordinate egg collection and on-farm egg handling; monitor product quality and communicate with grading or egg-processing personnel about handling, flow or quality concerns.
• Maintain or verify accurate records of flock performance, feed usage, staff assignments, maintenance, production quality and incidents using the farm’s paper or digital systems.
• Monitor and enforce workplace safety, food safety, access control and biosecurity requirements, including use of protective equipment and appropriate reporting of hazards.

Minimum qualifications

• At least two years of practical supervisory experience in commercial poultry or egg production, including directing employees and coordinating livestock-care tasks.
• Working knowledge of pullet and layer husbandry, animal welfare, flock performance, biosecurity and safe egg-handling practices.
• Demonstrated ability to operate or oversee a farm feed mill, follow approved feed formulations and monitor feed delivery, feed and water systems.
• Hands-on competence with agricultural machinery, mechanical troubleshooting and computerized barn-control systems; sound judgment about when specialist trades are required.
• Ability to communicate work instructions, maintain accurate records, prioritize competing tasks and respond effectively to livestock or equipment emergencies.
• A valid restricted Class 3 driver’s licence, or another licence and endorsements legally sufficient for the farm vehicles assigned to this position.
• Ability to meet reasonable, job-related screening requirements under applicable law and documented food-safety policies.

Assets

Agricultural or poultry-husbandry training; first aid or workplace-safety training; experience with automated feeding, ventilation and egg-handling systems; familiarity with digital production and maintenance records.

Working conditions

Full-time, on-site work at a rural, multi-barn poultry operation. Work is physically active and may require overtime, flexible hours and timely response to animal-welfare or equipment emergencies. The environment includes agricultural dust, noise, odours, variable temperatures and moving machinery. Duties may involve prolonged standing or walking, bending, kneeling, repetitive tasks, occasional lifting and operating vehicles or equipment. Essential duties must be performed safely, with accommodation where required under applicable law.

Location Information

Community

Millville

County

—

Province

NS

Country

Canada

Opportunity Information

Employer

Hilly Acres Farm

NOC Code

Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors (82030)

Experience Required

Yes

Available Openings

1

Pay Type

Hourly

Pay Period

Bi-Weekly

Remuneration Per Pay Period

$2137.00/bi-weekly

Estimated Weekly Hours

47.00

Start Date

January 1st 2027

End Date

January 1st 2028

Language

English

Language Proficiency Level

Posted on

October 30th 2026

Expires

January 1st 2027