Vacant job

Aviagen SweChick AB is part of the global Aviagen Group, a world leader in breeding stock for broiler chickens. From our base in Skåne, we breed and sell breeding chickens to customers in Sweden and the Nordic region.

We offer both traditional white-feathered breeding chickens as well as brown-feathered and slow-growing alternatives.

We are proud of our contribution to agriculture and food production. Our management focuses on teamwork, innovation, and continuous development – for animal welfare, customer success, and employee working environment.

🐥 About the role

As a hatchery worker, you will be an important part of our hatchery team consisting of about 30 employees. The work takes place in a production environment where quality, precision, and animal welfare are always in focus.

Your tasks will include checking, packing, and vaccinating chicks in our hatchery as well as other hatchery-related tasks. Our facilities maintain a very high level of biosecurity, which means that a large part of the work also involves cleaning and ensuring that hygiene and infection control procedures are strictly followed.

Formal education is not required for the position, but we prefer that you have previous experience as a production worker, preferably within the food industry or another business with high demands on hygiene and quality.

🧰 Skills and personal qualities

To thrive and succeed in the role, we see that you:

• Handle animals in a safe, respectful, and ethical manner

• Are meticulous, responsible, and have a good sense of quality

• Find it easy to collaborate and contribute to a positive team spirit

• Master Swedish in speech and writing

• Have basic computer skills

It is a merit if you also have:

• A driver's license and access to a car

• Understanding of English

🕒 Working hours

• Schedule: As needed, work may occur on all weekdays except Saturdays

• Working hours: A normal workday starts at 04:50, 05:50, or 06:50

• Overtime: May occur as needed

💰 Salary

• Collective agreement salary + OB (Livs - Green Employers)

📌 Other

• Due to the risk of infection, you must not own or have regular contact with birds, pigs, or reptiles

• Background checks will be conducted for candidates in the final stages of the recruitment process

📩 Welcome with your application!

Recruitment is ongoing – submit your application today!