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Skills and Abilities
Work site workplace
Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
Chicken farming
Goat farming
Hay farming
Outdoors
Dusty
Hot
Odours
Wet/damp
Livestock
All weather conditions
Dirty
Work setting
Rural area
Tasks
Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals
Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
Handling animals
Monitor the calving process
Monitoring animal health
Perform livestock feeding
Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
Track and report on current feed inventory
Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
Formulate feeding program
Maintain livestock performance records
Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
Perform general farm duties
Write daily basic progress reports
Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Personal suitability
Organized
Team player
Judgement
Reliability
Screening questions
Are you available for shift or on-call work?
Do you have experience working in this field?
Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
Employment terms options
Early morning
Evening
Shift
Morning
On call
Day
Weekend