Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Hay farming
- Livestock combination farming
- Other grain farming
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Livestock
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
- Remote location
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform livestock feeding
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Treat livestock health issues
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Feeding and watering system
- Fertilizer applicator
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Loader
- Planting equipment
- Swather
Area of specialization
- Agricultural livestock service
- Beef cattle
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Quick-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Quick learner