farm foreman/woman
Education:
Bachelor's degree.
Work site environment:
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots.
- Hay farming.
- Livestock combination farming.
- Other grain farming.
- Other miscellaneous crop farming.
- Dusty.
- Noisy.
- Outdoors.
- Grain, oil and forage crop.
- Livestock.
Work setting:
- Rural area.
- Remote location.
- Staff accommodation available.
Tasks:
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses.
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development.
- Cut agricultural crops.
- Develop specific plans to prioritize.
- Diagnose livestock health issues.
- Direct farm feed inventory activities .
- Direct farm grooming activities .
- Handling animals.
- Implement soil fertility programs.
- Marking livestock as proof of ownership.
- Monitor the calving process.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
- Oversee the process of hoeing crops.
- Soil fertility programs.
- Treat livestock health issues.
- Weeding.
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
- Maintain financial and production records.
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting.
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Formulate feeding program.
- Maintain livestock performance records.
- Maintain quality control and production records.
- Select livestock for sale.
- Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs.
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations.
- Train horses.
- Maintain work records and logs.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Develop marketing strategies.
- Shear the sheep.
- Analyze data .
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Feeding and watering system.
- Harvesters.
- Seed drill.
- Storage and silage system.
- Tractor.
- Forklift.
Area of specialization:
- Agricultural livestock service.
- Cattle breeding.
- Cattle genomics.
- Agricultural crop service.
- Beef cattle.
- Dairy cattle.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Large workload.
Own tools/equipment:
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Gloves.
Personal suitability:
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Organized.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- On call.
- To be determined.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.
- Overtime available.
Other benefits:
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- On-site housing options.
- Team building opportunities.
- Parking available.