About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Broiler and other meat-type chicken production. Chicken farming. Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Layer poultry farming. Livestock combination farming. Other miscellaneous animal farming. Other miscellaneous crop farming. Outdoors. At heights. Dangerous. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Wet/damp. Livestock. Poultry and egg production. Tree and orchard fruit. All weather conditions. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation available. Willing to relocate. Tasks: Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas. Clear fields of wood and stones. Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses. Greenhouse cleaning. Handling animals. Perform livestock feeding. Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops. Weeding. Harvest crops. Feed and tend animals. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed. Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens. Maintain work records and logs. Perform general farm duties. Write daily basic progress reports. Supervision: 1 to 2 people. Equipment and machinery experience: Feeding and watering system. Tractor. Farm truck. Skidsteer. Security and safety: Criminal record check. Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently. Fast-paced environment. Work under pressure. Tight deadlines. Physically demanding. Repetitive tasks. Attention to detail. Handling heavy loads. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Large workload. Hand-eye co-ordination. Sound discrimination. Sitting. Standing for extended periods. Walking. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Own tools/equipment: Safety equipment/gear. Steel-toed safety boots. Gloves. Personal suitability: Excellent oral communication. Organized. Team player. Efficient interpersonal skills. Flexibility. Judgement. Reliability. Quick learner. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Shift. Flexible hours. Morning. On call. Experience: Will train. Employment terms options: Day. Weekend. Overtime available. Support for newcomers and refugees: Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.). Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition. Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth. Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth. Support for Veterans: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans . Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers . Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.). Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.