About this role
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma.
- Work site environment: Outdoors.
- Dusty.
- Noisy.
- Dairy.
- Grain, oil and forage crop.
- Livestock.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
- Work setting: Rural area.
- Staff accommodation available.
- Relocation costs not covered by employer.
Tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Handling animals.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly . Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Milk cows.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Automated systems experience: Automated environmental control equipment.
- Manure handling and storage.
- Area of specialization: Dairy cattle.
- Animal husbandry.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Personal suitability: Reliability.
- Quick learner.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Weekend.
- Other benefits: On-site housing options.