farm worker, general

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

• Broiler and other meat-type chicken production
• Chicken farming
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Layer poultry farming
• Livestock combination farming
• Other miscellaneous animal farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• At heights
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet/damp
• Livestock
• Poultry and egg production
• Tree and orchard fruit
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Handling animals
• Perform livestock feeding
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties
• Write daily basic progress reports

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Feeding and watering system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Skidsteer

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner