farm supervisor

Education:

College/CEGEP. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Outdoors. Dairy. Grain, oil and forage crop. Livestock.

Tasks:

• Conduct artificial insemination and spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses.
• Diagnose livestock health issues.
• Handling animals.
• Monitor the calving process.
• Monitoring animal health.
• Treat livestock health issues.
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
• 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.
• Maintain livestock performance records.
• Maintain quality control and production records.
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs.
• Maintain work records and logs.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Perform general farm duties.
• Track and report on current feed inventory .

Supervision:

3-4 people.

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Automated manure handling or storage system.
• Milking system (automated).
• Storage and silage system.
• Tractor.

Area of specialization:

Dairy cattle.

Security and safety:

Driver's validity licence check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

Fast-paced environment. Physically demanding. Attention to detail.

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.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

Weekend.

Financial benefits:

Group insurance benefits.