dairy herdsperson

Overview

Languages

French

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

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

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Odours
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Perform livestock feeding
• Supervise milking operations to ensure work is done correctly
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Feed and tend animals
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Dairy cattle

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner