Overview

- Job Duration: Permanent
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 40 to 50 hours per week
- Education:
- Experience:
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Corn farming
- Dairy
- Grain, oil and forage crop
- Farm
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform livestock feeding
- Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
- Treat livestock health issues
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Milk cows
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Perform general farm duties
Equipment and machinery experience
- Milking system (automated)
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Skidsteer
- Forklift
Area of specialization
- Dairy cattle
- Animal husbandry
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities




- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- 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
Experience
- Experience an asset
Employment terms options
- To be determined
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site housing options
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

📌 Dairy herdsperson (Miscouche)
🏢 CareerBeacon
📍 Miscouche