About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots. Outdoors. All weather conditions. Work setting: Rural area.
Staff accommodation available. Relocation costs covered by employer. Various locations.
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues.
- Handling animals.
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership.
- Monitor the calving process.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Perform animal grooming activities . Perform livestock feeding.
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving.
- Prepare cattle for exhibition.
- Track and report on current feed inventory . Treat livestock health issues.
- Weaning.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Maintain livestock performance records.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Maintain work records and logs.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Write daily basic progress reports.
Area of specialization: Beef cattle.
Work conditions and physical capabilities: Tight deadlines. Handling heavy loads. Personal suitability: Organized. Team player.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Morning.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
Other benefits: Other benefits. 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.). Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth. Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .