About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Dusty. Noisy. Odours. Dairy. Livestock. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks
- Handling animals.
- Monitor the calving process.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Perform livestock feeding.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Milk cows.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Milking system (automated).
- Loader.
- Skidsteer.
- Area of specialization: Dairy cattle.
Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Large workload.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Personal suitability: Organized.
- Team player.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Health care plan.