Cranswick Country Foods

Poultry Handler

Eye IP23 8BW

Key information

Pay
£724.47 to £771.52 a week
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Permanent
Workplace arrangement
On-site
Posted date
20 Oct 2026
Closing date
19 Nov 2026

About this role

Job description

Job Description

Crown Farms forms part of the hugely successful Cranswick Plc.

As a Poultry Handler you'll work as part of a team travelling to a number of poultry farms on a daily basis and your main job will be catching live birds and loading them safely into the modular catching system.

You will be working at various locations within East Anglia and possible other locations further afield.

Main duties include

· Prioritising and working to strict welfare standards

· Catching and loading birds into module drawers

· Accurate record keeping

· Ensuring high standards of hygiene at all times

What you will need

It is desirable that you have previous catching experience

You will have good knowledge/understanding of animal welfare

To be flexible with working hours and able to work as a team

Good communication skills

To be physically fit

Pay,

Benefits and hours / shifts

£724.47 basic weekly salary + various bonus system increasing to £771.52 after probation

Hours are varied Monday to Friday and every other Saturday

Bonus Scheme Extra Earnings of £60+ a week (Attendance and Load)

Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions

Access to our Feed Your Wellbeing hub, with retail discounts and a range of other perks!

Share of the profits with our discounted Share Scheme

Potential opportunities to learn new skills and progress through one of the UK’s leading food manufacturing companies

Death in service insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

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