dairy farm worker

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

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

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Dairy

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• Weeding
• Feed and tend animals
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• Other benefits
• Parking available