farm worker - livestock

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

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

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Dairy
• Poultry and egg production
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Room and board provided
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Handling animals
• Milk goats by hand or using machines
• Mixing fertilizer
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Treat livestock health issues
• Feed and tend animals
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market
• Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Dairy cattle
• Poultry

Additional information

Security and safety

• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

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
• Large workload
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available