herdsperson
About the company
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Your tasks
- Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals.
- Diagnose livestock health issues.
- Handling animals.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Formulate feeding program.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops.
Requirements
Education No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Attention to detail.
- Walking.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Screening questions Do you have experience working in this field?.
3 years to less than 5 years.
What we offer
Health benefits
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
Other benefits
- Free parking available.
- On-site housing options.
- Parking available.
Other
Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots.
- Outdoors.
- Dusty.
- Noisy.
- Odours.
- Livestock.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
Work setting
- Rural area.
- Staff accommodation available.
- Remote location.
- Various locations.
Employment terms options To be determined.