Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

- Outdoors
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Noisy
- Odours
- Wet/damp
- Dairy
- Livestock
- All weather conditions
- Dirty

Work setting

- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform animal grooming activities
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving
- Track and report on current feed inventory
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
- Milk cows
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Maintain work records and logs
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Experience and specialization





Equipment and machinery experience

- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Bulk handling system
- Feeding and watering system
- Milking system (automated)
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Skidsteer
- Forklift
- Hand tools

Automated systems experience

- Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
- Manure handling and storage

Area of specialization

- Dairy cattle
- Animal husbandry

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

- Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking

Personal suitability

- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility

Benefits

Financial benefits

- Group insurance benefits

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