Position Overview & Specifications

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 Hatchery Operatives to join our team based in our Ballymena Hatcheries.

There are a variety of shift patterns available;

1. Tuesday- Friday 7:00am-3:30pm, Saturday 6:00am-1:30pm

2. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 7:00am-3:30pm and Wednesday's 7:00am- 2:30pm

Whilst providing assistance and support to the hatchery management across a wide variety of farming activity, this Hatchery 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 hatchery and have the opportunity to learn ‘hands on’ how to produce high quality hatching eggs. 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.

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.
Ability to handle livestock is essential.
Good communication skills are desirable.
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