About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Dairy. Grain, oil and forage crop. Livestock. All weather conditions. Work setting: Rural area.
Staff accommodation provided. Willing to relocate.
Tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses.
- Handling animals.
- Monitor the calving process.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Perform livestock feeding.
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving.
- Treat livestock health issues.
- 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.
- Maintain work records and logs.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Milking system (automated).
- Tractor.
- Farm truck.
- Manure spreader.
- Tillage equipment.
- Skidsteer.
- Area of specialization: Cattle breeding.
- Dairy cattle.
Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is not available. Own transportation.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Personal suitability: Excellent oral communication.
- Organized.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Quick learner.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.