- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 45 to 50 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT
- Hog and pig farming
WORK SETTING
- Rural area
- Willing to relocate
TASKS
- Boar semen collection
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Direct farm feed inventory activities
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform livestock feeding
- Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration
- Treat livestock health issues
- Feed and tend animals
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Select livestock for sale
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Maintain work records and logs
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Write daily basic progress reports
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE
- Hand tools
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
- Animal husbandry
SECURITY AND SAFETY
- Criminal record check
TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION
- Public transportation is not available
- Own transportation
WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced setting
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Large workload
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
SCREENING QUESTIONS
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
EMPLOYMENT TERMS OPTIONS
- Early morning
- Morning
EMPLOYMENT TERMS OPTIONS
- Weekend
OTHER BENEFITS
- Free parking available
SUPPORT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
SUPPORT FOR NEWCOMERS AND REFUGEES
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
SUPPORT FOR YOUTHS
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
SUPPORT FOR VETERANS
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
SUPPORT FOR MATURE WORKERS
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
SUPPORTS FOR VISIBLE MINORITIES
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees