Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT
- Goat farming
- Hay farming
- Other grain farming
- Other miscellaneous animal farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dairy
- Grain, oil and forage crop
- Livestock
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
WORK SETTING
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Staff accommodation provided
RESPONSIBILITIES
TASKS
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Handling animals
- Milk goats by hand or using machines
- Milking goats
- Monitoring animal health
- Perform livestock feeding
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Treat livestock health issues
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties
- Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION
EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE
- Feeding and watering system
- Milking system (automated)
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Hand tools
AUTOMATED SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE
- Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
- Animal husbandry
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SECURITY AND SAFETY
- Criminal record check
WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES
- Ability to work independently
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling