farm worker - livestock
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
Hog and pig farming. Hot. Odours. Dirty.
Work setting:
Rural area.
Tasks:
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses.
- Handling animals.
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Perform livestock feeding.
- Perform pig littering activities such as clipping needle teeth, docking tails, administering iron and other medication(s), identification of piglets, and castration.
- Weaning.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Perform general farm duties.
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.
- Large workload.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Sound discrimination.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning. Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
Financial benefits:
Bonus.