dairy farm worker

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

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

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Hot
• Dairy
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Handling animals
• Monitor the calving process
• 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
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties
• Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Storage and silage system
• Tillage equipment
• Skidsteer

Area of specialization

• Cattle breeding
• Dairy cattle

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Reliability