About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots. Corn farming. Hay farming. Other grain farming. Outdoors. All weather conditions. Farm. Work setting: Rural area. Staff accommodation available.
Tasks
- Diagnose livestock health issues.
- Handling animals.
- Monitor the calving process.
- Perform livestock feeding.
- Track and report on current feed inventory . Treat livestock health issues.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Type of crops: Seed corn.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Tractor.
- Farm truck.
- Haying equipment.
- Tillage equipment.
- Area of specialization: Agricultural livestock service.
- Beef cattle.
- Animal husbandry.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Physically demanding.
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Personal suitability: Excellent oral communication.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Quick learner.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- On-site amenities.
- On-site housing options.