farm hand - livestock
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots.
- Hay farming.
- Other miscellaneous crop farming.
- Livestock.
- All weather conditions.
- Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks:
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Diagnose livestock health issues.
- Handling animals.
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership.
- Monitor the calving process.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
- Perform livestock feeding.
- Prepare a clean, dry area for cows that are calving.
- Track and report on current feed inventory .
- Treat livestock health issues.
- Weaning.
- 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.
Type of product:
Truck.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Harvesters.
- Seed drill.
- Storage and silage system.
- Tractor.
- Farm truck.
- Forage equipment.
- Haying equipment.
- Loader.
- Manure spreader.
- Swather.
- Tillage equipment.
- Welding.
- Skidsteer.
- Hand tools.
Area of specialization:
- Beef cattle.
- Animal husbandry.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Transportation/travel information:
- Public transportation is not available.
- Own transportation.
- Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to work independently.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Large workload.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Sitting.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability:
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Quick learner.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Experience:
5 years or more.