general farm worker - livestock
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
Horse breeding. Livestock.
Tasks:
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas.
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Develop and guide the behaviour of farm animals.
- Diagnose livestock health issues.
- Handling animals.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
- Perform animal grooming activities .
- Perform livestock feeding.
- Track and report on current feed inventory .
- Weaning.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Negotiate with clients for provision of services.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs.
- Formulate feeding program.
- Maintain livestock performance records.
- Maintain quality control and production records.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Maintain work records and logs.
- Perform general farm duties.
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops.
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.
- 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.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
To be determined.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- Parking available.