Job Description

The Prospect:

Looking for a hands-on role with a 4-day work week and an early start that gets your workday moving?

Join our Maple Leaf Foods New Hamburg Hatchery, conveniently located approximately 15 minutes from Kitchener.

As a Separator, you’ll be an important part of our hatchery team, helping ensure newly hatched chicks are safely separated from hatch debris and handled according to our high standards for animal welfare, food safety, biosecurity, and quality.

What you need to know:

- Hourly Rate: $21.40 – $22.40, based on progression
- Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
- ⏰ Shift: 5:00 a.m. to finish
- Location: New Hamburg, approximately 15 minutes from Kitchener
- No formal education required
- ‍ On-the-job training provided
- Health benefits after 3 months of employment

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

In this hands-on role, you will:





- Safely move chick baskets from the hatchers to the separator using appropriate equipment, including a Power Tug.
- Set up and operate the separator equipment.
- Monitor chick condition and report concerns to the Supervisor.
- Perform regular visual checks to ensure live chicks are identified and handled appropriately.
- Support manual chick handling when required due to production volumes or equipment issues.
- Follow established procedures for disposing of egg waste and hatch debris.
- Accurately document chick cull numbers.
- Follow Maple Leaf Foods AgOps biosecurity, hygiene, safety, and animal welfare requirements.
- Perform humane euthanasia of embryos or chicks when required, including the operation of the macerator.

📌 Hatchery Worker - Separator (New Hamburg)
🏢 Maple Leaf Foods
📍 New Hamburg