worker, farm

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Livestock combination farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Feed and tend animals
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability
• Quick learner