Poultry Barn Cleaner and Bird Care Technician

Ceva is seeking a Poultry Barn Cleaner and Bird Care Technician for a 6 month contract who is passionate about farming and science

**About Us**

Ceva Animal Health Canada established itself in Canada with the acquisitions of CentaurVA Animal Health and Vetech Laboratories in October 2011. Our Canadian presence expanded during 2019 when we acquired IDT Biologika subsidiary Gallant Custom Laboratories manufacturer of autogenous vaccines.

Ceva offers an expanding range of products for companion animals, poultry, swine, and ruminants for Canadian customers.

**About the Job**

You will be responsible for the bird room cleaning and bird care at the Rockwood facility, and ensuring that all aspects of animal care and vaccine production are in compliance with approved Outlines of Production (O.P.), Special Outlines (S.O) and Standard Operating Procedures. (S.O.P.)

Additionally, you will assist in vaccine production and may be required to work weekends after initial training.

**Duties Include**:
**General preparation of equipment, supplies and rooms**
- Weekly inventory check of supplies
- Clean and sanitize production and animal facilities
- Maintenance and Care of birds and bird rooms
- Order Feed and Supplies as needed
- Help with the inoculation, of birds.

**Vaccine production in the laboratory**
- Assist with the production of different Eimeria species in the laboratory as per the production schedule.
- Assist with general cleaning duties associated with the daily operations.

**General documentation**
- Detailed, accurate, concurrent, complete record keeping

**General miscellaneous**
- Follows all safety procedures
- Follows standard operation procedures and company policies

**Maintenance and Care of birds and bird rooms**
- Feed and water all birds and record observations as set out
- Control room temperature and humidity
- Replace or clean vent filters
- Clean and disinfect empty bird rooms
- Record in Log book when rooms cleaned and disinfected
- Record daily temperature of all refrigerated units; report problems
- Order Feed and Supplies as needed

**About You**
- You have a passion for farming and working with animals
- You think science and innovation is awesome
- Ideally, you have experience working on a poultry farm or handling birds
- Ceva Animal Health - Canada is committed to accommodating any applicant with a disability, as required by law, during the recruitment, assessment and selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation_
- We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: $880.00 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Work Location: In person