About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. Dairy. All weather conditions.
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues.
- Handling animals.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Treat livestock health issues.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Maintain quality control and production records.
- Milk cows.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Tractor.
- Farm truck.
- Skidsteer.
- Area of specialization: Dairy cattle.
- Animal husbandry.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Physically demanding.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Government programs: Recognized employer.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.