Earnings $60,000.00 to $75,000.00 annually (to be negotiated)

Work Hours 40 to 44 hours per week

Position Permanent Full Time

Job Requirements

Employer

Languages

Education

- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Livestock combination farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Livestock
- Farm

Work setting

- Rural area

Tasks

- Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
- Develop specific plans to prioritize
- Direct farm grooming activities
- Handling animals
- Monitor the calving process
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
- Maintain work records and logs
- Hire and train staff
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Equipment and machinery experience

- Tractor

Area of specialization

- Agricultural livestock service
- Cattle breeding

Work conditions and physical capabilities





- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking

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Agricultural and Related Service Contractors and Managers

OBJECTIVE

Interest in handling machinery and equipment; and in participating in the provision of services

METHODICAL

Interest in co-ordinating and maintaining financial and operational records; and in hiring and training workers

innovative

Interest in negotiating with farmers and farm managers regarding services The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job

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📌 Farm Supervisor (Barrhead)
🏢 Alberta
📍 Barrhead