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Chicken Catcher

  • Abbotsford, BC
  • On-site
  • Posted Aug 28, 2026
  • 1 position

$25 / hour

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Entry, Junior · 0+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Chicken Catcher is responsible for guiding chickens into loading areas and manually loading them into crates for transport. They must work as part of a team to ensure the humane handling of poultry while maintaining safe equipment operations.

Job details

Sunrise Chick Sales is a division of Sunrise Farms, one of the largest chicken processors in Canada, with facilities in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. Our team of employees are experienced, dedicated, and exceptional at delivering quality products from farm to table. Role: A Chicken Catchers' role is to work as part of a team to guide chickens into a loading area and load them into crates. Must be able to perform repetitive tasks and be physically capable of repetitive heavy lifting of approx. 40 lbs. \n Responsibilities Set up equipment for safe operations Guide chickens into loading area in humane manner Loading of poultry into holding crates on to transport truck Work as a team to handle chickens without startling or angering birds Manual collection of chickens Requirements Able to lift up to 40lbs Comfortable working with livestock Working Conditions Transportation from your home, to and from the job site. Night Shifts \n $24.84 - $24.84 an hour \n At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply. Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

What you’ll do

The Chicken Catcher is responsible for guiding chickens into loading areas and manually loading them into crates for transport. They must work as part of a team to ensure the humane handling of poultry while maintaining safe equipment operations.

Requirements

Candidates must be physically capable of performing repetitive tasks and lifting up to 40 lbs. Comfort working with livestock is required for this role.

Listed skills

  • Teamwork · Preferred
  • Heavy Lifting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Heavy lifting
  • Livestock handling
  • Manual labor
  • Teamwork
  • Equipment setup
  • Poultry handling
  • Equipment Operation
  • Animal Welfare
  • Lifting Ability
  • Agriculture
  • Sales
  • Operations
  • Poultry

Job areas

  • Agriculture
  • Manufacturing
  • Logistics
  • Food & Beverage
  • Chicken Catcher
  • Fishers / Fishing Workers
  • Aquaculture Workers
  • Fishing and Hunting Workers

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