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Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots.
• Livestock combination farming.
• Outdoors.
• Work setting: Rural area.

Tasks:

• Handling animals.
• Monitor the calving process.
• Monitoring animal health.
• Feed and tend animals.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings.

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Tractor.
• Farm truck.
• Loader.

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check.
• Driving record check (abstract).

Transportation/travel information:

Valid driver's licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Physically demanding.
• Attention to detail.

Personal suitability:

• Excellent oral communication.
• Organized.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Values and ethics.

Experience:

Experience an asset.